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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