간소하다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be simple, plain
Every form of 간소하다 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
- 간소한
- 아/어Infinitive
- 간소해
- -으니Since
- 간소하니
- 합니다Formal
- 간소합니다
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 | 간소해요 | 간소합니다 | 간소해 | 간소하다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 간소했어요 | 간소했습니다 | 간소했어 | 간소했다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 간소하겠어요 | 간소하겠습니다 | 간소하겠어 | 간소하겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 간소할 거예요 | 간소할 것입니다 | 간소할 거야 | 간소할 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간소해요? | 간소합니까? | 간소해? | 간소하니? |
| 과거Past | 간소했어요? | 간소했습니까? | 간소했어? | 간소했니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 간소해요 | 안 간소합니다 | 안 간소해 | 안 간소하다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 간소하지 않아요 | 간소하지 않습니다 | 간소하지 않아 | 간소하지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 간소하세요 | 간소하십니다 | 간소하셔 | 간소하시다 |
| 과거Past | 간소하셨어요 | 간소하셨습니다 | 간소하셨어 | 간소하셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 간소한
- 과거Past
- 간소한
- 미래Future
- 간소할
- 회상Used to
- 간소하던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 간소하고
- -게-ly / so that
- 간소하게
- -어서so / and then
- 간소해서
- -으니까since
- 간소하니까
- -으면if / when
- 간소하면
- -지만but
- 간소하지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 간소한데
- -어도even if
- 간소해도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 간소하다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
간소한 집
a modest house
아주 간소하게, 눈에 띄지 마
Nice and simple. Go unnoticed.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 간소하다 in Korean?
간소하다 (to be simple, plain) is 간소해요 in the polite 해요체, 간소합니다 in formal 합니다체, 간소해 in casual 반말 and 간소하다 in the plain written style. The past is 간소했어요.
What is the past tense of 간소하다?
간소했어요 in everyday polite speech, 간소했습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 간소하여 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 간소하다 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 간소하여 and 간소하니 but unchanged in 간소합니다.
What TOPIK level is 간소하다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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