좋아하다

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Korean

Etymology

좋 (jot-, “to be good”)+ 아 (-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 사람들은 운동하는 것을 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)
    나는 모든 종류의 음식을 좋아해. ― Na-neun modeun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae. ― I like all kinds of food.
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Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 좋아하다 (joahada): 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 좋아한다
joahanda 		좋아해
joahae 		좋아해요
joahaeyo 		좋아합니다
joahamnida
Past 좋아했다
joahaetda 		좋아했어
joahaesseo 		좋아했어요
joahaesseoyo 		좋아했습니다
joahaetseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 좋아하느냐
joahaneunya 		좋아해
joahae 		좋아해요
joahaeyo 		좋아합니까
joahamnikka
Past 좋아했느냐
joahaenneunya 		좋아했어
joahaesseo 		좋아했어요
joahaesseoyo 		좋아했습니까
joahaetseumnikka
Hortative 좋아하자
joahaja		 좋아해
joahae		 좋아해요
joahaeyo		 좋아하십시다
joahasipsida
Imperative 좋아해라, 좋아하여라
joahaera, joahayeora		 좋아해
joahae		 좋아해요
joahaeyo		 좋아합시오
joahapsio
Assertive 좋아하겠다
joahagetda		 좋아하겠어
joahagesseo		 좋아하겠어요
joahagesseoyo		 좋아하겠습니다
joahagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason 좋아해
joahae		 좋아해서, 좋아하여서
joahaeseo, joahayeoseo		 좋아하니
joahani		 좋아하니까
joahanikka
Contrast 좋아하지만
joahajiman		 좋아하는데
joahaneunde		 좋아하더니
joahadeoni
Conjunction 좋아하고
joahago
Condition 좋아하면
joahamyeon		 좋아해야, 좋아하여야
joahaeya, joahayeoya
Motive 좋아하려고
joaharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns 좋아함
joaham		 좋아하기
joahagi
Past-tense verbal nouns 좋아했음, 좋아하였음
joahaesseum, joahayeosseum		 좋아했기, 좋아하였기
joahaetgi, joahayeotgi
Determiners Past 좋아한
joahan
Present 좋아하는
joahaneun
Future 좋아할
joahal
Sentence-final forms with honorific
Formal non-polite
(해라체) 		Informal non-polite
(해체) 		Informal polite
(해요체) 		Formal polite
(하십시오체)
Indicative Non-past 좋아하신다
joahasinda 		좋아하셔
joahasyeo 		좋아하세요, 좋아하셔요
joahaseyo, joahasyeoyo 		좋아하십니다
joahasimnida
Past 좋아하셨다
joahasyeotda 		좋아하셨어
joahasyeosseo 		좋아하셨어요
joahasyeosseoyo 		좋아하셨습니다
joahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative Non-past 좋아하시느냐
joahasineunya 		좋아하셔
joahasyeo 		좋아하세요, 좋아하셔요
joahaseyo, joahasyeoyo 		좋아하십니까
joahasimnikka
Past 좋아하셨느냐
joahasyeonneunya 		좋아하셨어
joahasyeosseo 		좋아하셨어요
joahasyeosseoyo 		좋아하셨습니까
joahasyeotseumnikka
Imperative 좋아하시라
joahasira		 좋아하셔
joahasyeo		 좋아하세요
joahaseyo		 좋아하십시오
joahasipsio
Assertive 좋아하시겠다
joahasigetda		 좋아하시겠어
joahasigesseo		 좋아하시겠어요
joahasigesseoyo		 좋아하시겠습니다
joahasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason 좋아하셔
joahasyeo		 좋아하셔서
joahasyeoseo		 좋아하시니
joahasini		 좋아하시니까
joahasinikka
Contrast 좋아하시지만
joahasijiman		 좋아하시는데
joahasineunde		 좋아하시더니
joahasideoni
Conjunction 좋아하시고
joahasigo
Condition 좋아하시면
joahasimyeon		 좋아하셔야
joahasyeoya
Motive 좋아하시려고
joahasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns 좋아하심
joahasim		 좋아하시기
joahasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns 좋아하셨음
joahasyeosseum		 좋아하셨기
joahasyeotgi
Determiners Past 좋아하신
joahasin
Present 좋아하시는
joahasineun
Future 좋아하실
joahasil
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