정당하다

Korean

Etymology 1

정당(正當) (jeongdang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋda̠ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [정(ː)당하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongdanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongdanghada
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngdanghada
Yale Romanization?	cēngtanghata

Adjective

정당하다 • (jeongdanghada) (infinitive 정당해 or 정당하여, sequential 정당하니)

1. to be right, just, legitimate, lawful, proper

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 정당하다 (jeongdanghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	정당하다 jeongdanghada	정당해 jeongdanghae	정당해요 jeongdanghaeyo	정당합니다 jeongdanghamnida
	Past	정당했다 jeongdanghaetda	정당했어 jeongdanghaesseo	정당했어요 jeongdanghaesseoyo	정당했습니다 jeongdanghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	정당하냐 jeongdanghanya	정당해 jeongdanghae	정당해요 jeongdanghaeyo	정당합니까 jeongdanghamnikka
	Past	정당했냐 jeongdanghaennya	정당했어 jeongdanghaesseo	정당했어요 jeongdanghaesseoyo	정당했습니까 jeongdanghaetseumnikka
Assertive		정당하겠다 jeongdanghagetda	정당하겠어 jeongdanghagesseo	정당하겠어요 jeongdanghagesseoyo	정당하겠습니다 jeongdanghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		정당해 jeongdanghae	정당해서, 정당하여서 jeongdanghaeseo, jeongdanghayeoseo	정당하니 jeongdanghani	정당하니까 jeongdanghanikka
Contrast		정당하지만 jeongdanghajiman	정당한데 jeongdanghande	정당하더니 jeongdanghadeoni
Conjunction		정당하고 jeongdanghago
Condition		정당하면 jeongdanghamyeon	정당해야, 정당하여야 jeongdanghaeya, jeongdanghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		정당함 jeongdangham	정당하기 jeongdanghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		정당했음, 정당하였음 jeongdanghaesseum, jeongdanghayeosseum	정당했기, 정당하였기 jeongdanghaetgi, jeongdanghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		정당한 jeongdanghan
	Future		정당할 jeongdanghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	정당하시다 jeongdanghasida	정당하셔 jeongdanghasyeo	정당하세요, 정당하셔요 jeongdanghaseyo, jeongdanghasyeoyo	정당하십니다 jeongdanghasimnida
	Past	정당하셨다 jeongdanghasyeotda	정당하셨어 jeongdanghasyeosseo	정당하셨어요 jeongdanghasyeosseoyo	정당하셨습니다 jeongdanghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	정당하시냐 jeongdanghasinya	정당하셔 jeongdanghasyeo	정당하세요, 정당하셔요 jeongdanghaseyo, jeongdanghasyeoyo	정당하십니까 jeongdanghasimnikka
	Past	정당하셨냐 jeongdanghasyeonnya	정당하셨어 jeongdanghasyeosseo	정당하셨어요 jeongdanghasyeosseoyo	정당하셨습니까 jeongdanghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		정당하시겠다 jeongdanghasigetda	정당하시겠어 jeongdanghasigesseo	정당하시겠어요 jeongdanghasigesseoyo	정당하시겠습니다 jeongdanghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		정당하셔 jeongdanghasyeo	정당하셔서 jeongdanghasyeoseo	정당하시니 jeongdanghasini	정당하시니까 jeongdanghasinikka
Contrast		정당하시지만 jeongdanghasijiman	정당하신데 jeongdanghasinde	정당하시더니 jeongdanghasideoni
Conjunction		정당하시고 jeongdanghasigo
Condition		정당하시면 jeongdanghasimyeon	정당하셔야 jeongdanghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		정당하심 jeongdanghasim	정당하시기 jeongdanghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		정당하셨음 jeongdanghasyeosseum	정당하셨기 jeongdanghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		정당하신 jeongdanghasin
	Future		정당하실 jeongdanghasil

Etymology 2

정당(停當) (jeongdang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ŋda̠ŋɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [정당하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeongdanghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeongdanghada
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏngdanghada
Yale Romanization?	cengtanghata

Adjective

정당하다 • (jeongdanghada) (infinitive 정당해 or 정당하여, sequential 정당하니)

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     停(뎡)當(당)치 몯 ᄒᆞ면 飛(비)船(션) 즈음에 맏디 몯 ᄒᆞᆯ꺼시니

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Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 정당하다 (jeongdanghada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	정당하다 jeongdanghada	정당해 jeongdanghae	정당해요 jeongdanghaeyo	정당합니다 jeongdanghamnida
	Past	정당했다 jeongdanghaetda	정당했어 jeongdanghaesseo	정당했어요 jeongdanghaesseoyo	정당했습니다 jeongdanghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	정당하냐 jeongdanghanya	정당해 jeongdanghae	정당해요 jeongdanghaeyo	정당합니까 jeongdanghamnikka
	Past	정당했냐 jeongdanghaennya	정당했어 jeongdanghaesseo	정당했어요 jeongdanghaesseoyo	정당했습니까 jeongdanghaetseumnikka
Assertive		정당하겠다 jeongdanghagetda	정당하겠어 jeongdanghagesseo	정당하겠어요 jeongdanghagesseoyo	정당하겠습니다 jeongdanghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		정당해 jeongdanghae	정당해서, 정당하여서 jeongdanghaeseo, jeongdanghayeoseo	정당하니 jeongdanghani	정당하니까 jeongdanghanikka
Contrast		정당하지만 jeongdanghajiman	정당한데 jeongdanghande	정당하더니 jeongdanghadeoni
Conjunction		정당하고 jeongdanghago
Condition		정당하면 jeongdanghamyeon	정당해야, 정당하여야 jeongdanghaeya, jeongdanghayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		정당함 jeongdangham	정당하기 jeongdanghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		정당했음, 정당하였음 jeongdanghaesseum, jeongdanghayeosseum	정당했기, 정당하였기 jeongdanghaetgi, jeongdanghayeotgi
Determiners	Present		정당한 jeongdanghan
	Future		정당할 jeongdanghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	정당하시다 jeongdanghasida	정당하셔 jeongdanghasyeo	정당하세요, 정당하셔요 jeongdanghaseyo, jeongdanghasyeoyo	정당하십니다 jeongdanghasimnida
	Past	정당하셨다 jeongdanghasyeotda	정당하셨어 jeongdanghasyeosseo	정당하셨어요 jeongdanghasyeosseoyo	정당하셨습니다 jeongdanghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	정당하시냐 jeongdanghasinya	정당하셔 jeongdanghasyeo	정당하세요, 정당하셔요 jeongdanghaseyo, jeongdanghasyeoyo	정당하십니까 jeongdanghasimnikka
	Past	정당하셨냐 jeongdanghasyeonnya	정당하셨어 jeongdanghasyeosseo	정당하셨어요 jeongdanghasyeosseoyo	정당하셨습니까 jeongdanghasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		정당하시겠다 jeongdanghasigetda	정당하시겠어 jeongdanghasigesseo	정당하시겠어요 jeongdanghasigesseoyo	정당하시겠습니다 jeongdanghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		정당하셔 jeongdanghasyeo	정당하셔서 jeongdanghasyeoseo	정당하시니 jeongdanghasini	정당하시니까 jeongdanghasinikka
Contrast		정당하시지만 jeongdanghasijiman	정당하신데 jeongdanghasinde	정당하시더니 jeongdanghasideoni
Conjunction		정당하시고 jeongdanghasigo
Condition		정당하시면 jeongdanghasimyeon	정당하셔야 jeongdanghasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		정당하심 jeongdanghasim	정당하시기 jeongdanghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		정당하셨음 jeongdanghasyeosseum	정당하셨기 jeongdanghasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		정당하신 jeongdanghasin
	Future		정당하실 jeongdanghasil