원하다

Korean

Etymology

From 원 (won, “desire”, 願) and the native Korean verb 하다 (hada, “to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈwəːnɦada
• Phonetic hangul: 원ː하다

Romanization

Revised	wonhada	transliteration	wonhada
McCune-Reischauer	wŏnhada	Yale	wenhata

Verb

원하다 (wonhada) infinitive 원해 or 원하여, sequential 원하니

1. to want or hope for

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 원하다 (wonhada)

Sentence-final forms
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	원한다 (wonhanda) past: 원했다 (wonhaetda)	원해 (wonhae) past: 원했어 (wonhaesseo)	원해요 (wonhaeyo) past: 원했어요 (wonhaesseoyo)	원합니다 (wonhamnida) past: 원했습니다 (wonhaesseumnida)
interrogative	원하느냐 (wonhaneunya) past: 원했느냐 (wonhaenneunya)	원해 (wonhae) past: 원했어 (wonhaesseo)	원해요 (wonhaeyo) past: 원했어요 (wonhaesseoyo)	원합니까 (wonhamnikka) past: 원했습니까 (wonhaesseumnikka)
hortative	원하자 (wonhaja)	원해 (wonhae)	원해요 (wonhaeyo)	원합시다 (wonhapsida)
imperative	원해라 (wonhaera) or 원하여라 (wonhayeora)	원해 (wonhae)	원해요 (wonhaeyo)	원합시오 (wonhapsio)
assertive	원하겠다 (wonhagetda)	원하겠어 (wonhagesseo)	원하겠어요 (wonhagesseoyo)	원하겠습니다 (wonhagesseumnida)
Connective forms
cause or reason	원해 (wonhae)	원해서 (wonhaeseo) or 원하여서 (wonhayeoseo)	원하니 (wonhani)	원하니까 (wonhanikka)
contrast	원하지만 (wonhajiman)	원하는데 (wonhaneunde)	원하더니 (wonhadeoni)	conjunction 원하고 (wonhago)
condition	원하면 (wonhamyeon)	원해야 (wonhaeya) or 원하여야 (wonhayeoya)		motive 원하려고 (wonharyeogo)
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		원함 (wonham)	원하기 (wonhagi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		원했음 (wonhaesseum) or 원하였음 (wonhayeosseum)	원했기 (wonhaetgi) or 원하였기 (wonhayeotgi)
Determiners		past 원한 (wonhan)	present 원하는 (wonhaneun)	future 원할 (wonhal)

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (합쇼체)
indicative	원하신다 (wonhasinda) past: 원하셨다 (wonhasyeotda)	원하셔 (wonhasyeo) past: 원하셨어 (wonhasyeosseo)	원하세요 (wonhaseyo) or 원하셔요 (wonhasyeoyo) past: 원하셨어요 (wonhasyeosseoyo)	원하십니다 (wonhasimnida) past: 원하셨습니다 (wonhasyeosseumnida)
interrogative	원하시니 (wonhasini) 원하시느냐 (wonhasineunya) past: 원하셨느냐 (wonhasyeonneunya)	원하셔 (wonhasyeo) past: 원하셨어 (wonhasyeosseo)	원하세요 (wonhaseyo) or 원하셔요 (wonhasyeoyo) past: 원하셨어요 (wonhasyeosseoyo)	원하십니까 (wonhasimnikka) past: 원하셨습니까 (wonhasyeosseumnikka)
imperative			원하세요 (wonhaseyo) or 원하셔요 (wonhasyeoyo)	원하십시오 (wonhasipsio)
assertive	원하시겠다 (wonhasigetda)	원하시겠어 (wonhasigesseo)	원하시겠어요 (wonhasigesseoyo)	원하시겠습니다 (wonhasigesseumnida)
Connective forms with honorific
cause or reason	원하셔 (wonhasyeo)	원하셔서 (wonhasyeoseo)	원하시니 (wonhasini)	원하시니까 (wonhasinikka)
contrast	원하시지만 (wonhasijiman)	원하시는데 (wonhasineunde)	원하시더니 (wonhasideoni)	conjunction 원하시고 (wonhasigo)
condition	원하시면 (wonhasimyeon)	원하셔야 (wonhasyeoya)		motive 원하시려고 (wonhasiryeogo)
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		원하심 (wonhasim)	원하시기 (wonhasigi)
Past-tense verbal nouns		원하셨음 (wonhasyeosseum)	원하셨기 (wonhasyeotgi)
Determiners		past 원하신 (wonhasin)	present 원하시는 (wonhasineun)	future 원하실 (wonhasil)