선호하다

Korean

Etymology

선호(選好) (seonho) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nβo̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)호하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonhohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonhohada
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnhohada
Yale Romanization?	sēn.hohata

Verb

선호하다 • (seonhohada) (infinitive 선호해 or 선호하여, sequential 선호하니)

1. to prefer, to favour

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 선호하다 (seonhohada): 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	선호한다 seonhohanda	선호해 seonhohae	선호해요 seonhohaeyo	선호합니다 seonhohamnida
	Past	선호했다 seonhohaetda	선호했어 seonhohaesseo	선호했어요 seonhohaesseoyo	선호했습니다 seonhohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	선호하느냐 seonhohaneunya	선호해 seonhohae	선호해요 seonhohaeyo	선호합니까 seonhohamnikka
	Past	선호했느냐 seonhohaenneunya	선호했어 seonhohaesseo	선호했어요 seonhohaesseoyo	선호했습니까 seonhohaetseumnikka
Hortative		선호하자 seonhohaja	선호해 seonhohae	선호해요 seonhohaeyo	선호하십시다 seonhohasipsida
Imperative		선호해라, 선호하여라 seonhohaera, seonhohayeora	선호해 seonhohae	선호해요 seonhohaeyo	선호합시오 seonhohapsio
Assertive		선호하겠다 seonhohagetda	선호하겠어 seonhohagesseo	선호하겠어요 seonhohagesseoyo	선호하겠습니다 seonhohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		선호해 seonhohae	선호해서, 선호하여서 seonhohaeseo, seonhohayeoseo	선호하니 seonhohani	선호하니까 seonhohanikka
Contrast		선호하지만 seonhohajiman	선호하는데 seonhohaneunde	선호하더니 seonhohadeoni
Conjunction		선호하고 seonhohago
Condition		선호하면 seonhohamyeon	선호해야, 선호하여야 seonhohaeya, seonhohayeoya
Motive		선호하려고 seonhoharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		선호함 seonhoham	선호하기 seonhohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		선호했음, 선호하였음 seonhohaesseum, seonhohayeosseum	선호했기, 선호하였기 seonhohaetgi, seonhohayeotgi
Determiners	Past	선호한 seonhohan
	Present	선호하는 seonhohaneun
	Future	선호할 seonhohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	선호하신다 seonhohasinda	선호하셔 seonhohasyeo	선호하세요, 선호하셔요 seonhohaseyo, seonhohasyeoyo	선호하십니다 seonhohasimnida
	Past	선호하셨다 seonhohasyeotda	선호하셨어 seonhohasyeosseo	선호하셨어요 seonhohasyeosseoyo	선호하셨습니다 seonhohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	선호하시느냐 seonhohasineunya	선호하셔 seonhohasyeo	선호하세요, 선호하셔요 seonhohaseyo, seonhohasyeoyo	선호하십니까 seonhohasimnikka
	Past	선호하셨느냐 seonhohasyeonneunya	선호하셨어 seonhohasyeosseo	선호하셨어요 seonhohasyeosseoyo	선호하셨습니까 seonhohasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		선호하시라 seonhohasira	선호하셔 seonhohasyeo	선호하세요 seonhohaseyo	선호하십시오 seonhohasipsio
Assertive		선호하시겠다 seonhohasigetda	선호하시겠어 seonhohasigesseo	선호하시겠어요 seonhohasigesseoyo	선호하시겠습니다 seonhohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		선호하셔 seonhohasyeo	선호하셔서 seonhohasyeoseo	선호하시니 seonhohasini	선호하시니까 seonhohasinikka
Contrast		선호하시지만 seonhohasijiman	선호하시는데 seonhohasineunde	선호하시더니 seonhohasideoni
Conjunction		선호하시고 seonhohasigo
Condition		선호하시면 seonhohasimyeon	선호하셔야 seonhohasyeoya
Motive		선호하시려고 seonhohasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		선호하심 seonhohasim	선호하시기 seonhohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		선호하셨음 seonhohasyeosseum	선호하셨기 seonhohasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	선호하신 seonhohasin
	Present	선호하시는 seonhohasineun
	Future	선호하실 seonhohasil