괜찮다 Korean adjective conjugation
to be okay, all right
Every form of 괜찮다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 괜찮은
- 아/어Infinitive
- 괜찮아
- -으니Since
- 괜찮으니
- 합니다Formal
- 괜찮습니다
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 | 괜찮아요 | 괜찮습니다 | 괜찮아 | 괜찮다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 괜찮았어요 | 괜찮았습니다 | 괜찮았어 | 괜찮았다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 괜찮겠어요 | 괜찮겠습니다 | 괜찮겠어 | 괜찮겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 괜찮을 거예요 | 괜찮을 것입니다 | 괜찮을 거야 | 괜찮을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 괜찮아요? | 괜찮습니까? | 괜찮아? | 괜찮으니? |
| 과거Past | 괜찮았어요? | 괜찮았습니까? | 괜찮았어? | 괜찮았니? |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 괜찮아요 | 안 괜찮습니다 | 안 괜찮아 | 안 괜찮다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 괜찮지 않아요 | 괜찮지 않습니다 | 괜찮지 않아 | 괜찮지 않다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 괜찮으세요 | 괜찮으십니다 | 괜찮으셔 | 괜찮으시다 |
| 과거Past | 괜찮으셨어요 | 괜찮으셨습니다 | 괜찮으셨어 | 괜찮으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 괜찮은
- 과거Past
- 괜찮은
- 미래Future
- 괜찮을
- 회상Used to
- 괜찮던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 괜찮고
- -게-ly / so that
- 괜찮게
- -어서so / and then
- 괜찮아서
- -으니까since
- 괜찮으니까
- -으면if / when
- 괜찮으면
- -지만but
- 괜찮지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 괜찮은데
- -어도even if
- 괜찮아도
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 괜찮다
- 1이 2-어도 괜찮다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
톰은 아팠는데 메리는 괜찮았어.
Tom was sick, but Mary wasn't.
전 괜찮아요.
I'm fine.
톰은 괜찮아 보였어?
Did Tom look OK?
괜찮습니다!
Never mind!
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 괜찮다 in Korean?
괜찮다 (to be okay, all right) is 괜찮아요 in the polite 해요체, 괜찮습니다 in formal 합니다체, 괜찮아 in casual 반말 and 괜찮다 in the plain written style. The past is 괜찮았어요.
What is the past tense of 괜찮다?
괜찮았어요 in everyday polite speech, 괜찮았습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 괜찮아 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 괜찮다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 괜찮습니다, 괜찮아, 괜찮으니 all keep 괜찮 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 괜찮다?
1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.
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