좋아하다

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Korean

Etymology

(jot-, to be good)+ (-a, infinitive suffix) + 하다 (hada, to do).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joh'ahada
McCune–Reischauer?choahada
Yale Romanization?cōh.ahata

Verb

좋아하다 (joahada) (infinitive 좋아해 or 좋아하여, sequential 좋아하니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to like something or someone; to prefer
    워싱턴 사람 운동하는 좋아해요.
    Wosingteon saram-deur-eun undong-haneun geos-eul joahaeyo.
    People in Washington like to work out!
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
    모든 종류 음식 좋아해.Na-neun modeun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae.I like all kinds of food.
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Conjugation