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TOPIK 1adjective

괜찮다

gwaenchanta [괜찬타]

괜찮아요 · 괜찮았어요 · 괜찮은 (+noun)

okay, all right, fine; not bad, decent

Example

이 옷 색깔이 괜찮네요.

The color of these clothes looks nice.

Word parts

Shortened from 괜하지 않다. 괜찮아요 = 'It's okay.'

Good to know

괜찮아요 can also politely decline an offer: 'No thanks, I'm fine.' Pronounced [괜찬타].