건전하다

Korean

Etymology

건전(健全) (geonjeon) + 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑʌ̹nɦa̠da̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonjeonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonjeonhada
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnjŏnhada
Yale Romanization?kēn.cen.hata

Adjective

건전하다 (geonjeonhada) (infinitive 건전해 or 건전하여, sequential 건전하니)

  1. to be sound, wholesome (in terms of having upright ethics)
    건전한 노래 어린이한테 안성맞춤이다.
    Geonjeon-han norae-neun eorini-deul-hante anseongmatchum-ida.
    Children-friendly songs are perfect for children.

Conjugation

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