Korean word

가능하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkaneunghada

Meaning

  • adjectivepossible

Example

그거 가능해요?keu geo ka neung hae yo

Is that possible?

Illustration for 가능하다 (possible)

More examples

내일 오전에 가능해요.nae il o jeo ne ka neung hae yo

Tomorrow morning works.

Core concept

An action or result has a real path to happening.

Common phrases

  • 가능한 시간ka neung han si gan

    time that works

  • 이용이 가능한 서비스i yong i ka neung han seo bi seu

    usable service

  • 예약이 가능한 날짜ye ya gi ka neung han nal jja

    bookable date

Similar words

실행 가능하다silhaeng kaneunghada: Able to be started, carried out, and finished by following practical steps.
실현 가능하다silhyeon kaneunghada: Likely to become real as a plan or idea under actual conditions.
수행 가능하다suhaeng kaneunghada: Able to be completed as an assigned task or duty in the required way.

Definition in Korean

실제로 어떤 행동이나 결과가 이루어질 수 있음을 나타내는 형용사.sil je ro eo tteon haeng dong i na kyeol gwa ga i ru eo jil ssu i sseu meul na ta nae neun hyeong yong sa

Word origin

가능하다 (ganeunghada, "to be possible") combines 가능 (ganeung, "possibility") with 하다 (hada, "to do"), linking possibility with doing something.

Usage tips

  • English learners can use it for feasibility rather than only personal skill, so it often describes whether a plan or result can work.

Other meanings

  • could happenverb
  • ableadjective

Opposites

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