-었으면 하다

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Korean

Etymology

(-eot-, past-tense marker) +‎ 으면 (-eumyeon, if, conditional marker) +‎ 하다 (hada, to do; to say): "to say if... had/were...".

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosseumyeon hada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoss'eumyeon hada
McCune–Reischauer?ŏssŭmyŏn hada
Yale Romanization?ess.umyen hata

Suffix

으면 하다 (-eoss-eumyeon hada)

  1. to wish; to hope; to want
    아들 따라 교수 으면 했는데 대로 되지 않았다.
    Na-neun adeur-i na-reul ttara gyosu-ga dwaess-eumyeon haenneunde tteut-daero doeji anatda.
    I had hoped that my son would follow my footsteps to become a professor, but it did not end up as I intended.
    아팠으면 해.
    Neo-ga jom deo apass-eumyeon hae.
    I want you to be in a little more pain.

Conjugation