간편하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be simple and convenient
Every form of 간편하다 across the four speech levels. It is 여 irregular — 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 간편한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 간편해
- -으니Since
- 간편하니
- 합니다Formal
- 간편합니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 간편해요 | 간편합니다 | 간편해 | 간편하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 간편했어요 | 간편했습니다 | 간편했어 | 간편했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 간편하겠어요 | 간편하겠습니다 | 간편하겠어 | 간편하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 간편할 거예요 | 간편할 것입니다 | 간편할 거야 | 간편할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간편해요? | 간편합니까? | 간편해? | 간편하니? |
| 과거Past | 간편했어요? | 간편했습니까? | 간편했어? | 간편했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 간편해요 | 안 간편합니다 | 안 간편해 | 안 간편하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 간편하지 않아요 | 간편하지 않습니다 | 간편하지 않아 | 간편하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간편하세요 | 간편하십니다 | 간편하셔 | 간편하시다 |
| 과거Past | 간편하셨어요 | 간편하셨습니다 | 간편하셨어 | 간편하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 간편한
- 과거Past
- 간편한
- 미래Future
- 간편할
- 회상Used to
- 간편하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 간편하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 간편하게
- -어서so / and then
- 간편해서
- -으니까since
- 간편하니까
- -으면if / when
- 간편하면
- -지만but
- 간편하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 간편한데
- -어도even if
- 간편해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 간편하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
아울러 제 일을 더 간편하게 하기 위해 다음의 과학적인 기준을 마련했습니다.
And to make it a bit simpler for myself, I decided to map out scientific criteria, and here it is.
그러나 간편하게, 200이라고 합시다.
But for simplicity, let's say it's 200.
매우 빠르고 간편합니다.
It is very quick and easy.
굉장히 간편한 방법이 되었구요.
So this turned out to be very simple to do.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 간편하다 in Korean?
간편하다 (to be simple and convenient) is 간편해요 in the polite 해요체, 간편합니다 in formal 합니다체, 간편해 in casual 반말 and 간편하다 in the plain written style. The past is 간편했어요.
What is the past tense of 간편하다?
간편했어요 in everyday polite speech, 간편했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 간편하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 간편하다 irregular?
Yes — it is 여 irregular (여 불규칙). 하다 and every verb built on it: 하다 → 하여 → 해요. That is why the stem looks different in 간편하여 and 간편하니 but unchanged in 간편합니다.
What TOPIK level is 간편하다?
4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.
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