싶다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 식브다〮 (Yale: sìkpù-tá). The earliest Middle Korean uses are semantically different, with the meaning "to seem to be about to do".

The adjective was originally derived from Old Korean 爲只 (*SIk-, “to act”) by the adjective-deriving suffix 브 (Yale: -pu), but has since become a single morpheme. Thus related to 시키다 (sikida, “to cause to do”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰip̚t͈a̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [십따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sipda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sipda
McCune–Reischauer?	sipta
Yale Romanization?	siphta

Adjective

싶다 • (sipda) (infinitive 싶어, sequential 싶으니)

1. (after the verb suffix 고 (-go)) to be desirous of, to want

   마이크로소프트사와의 거래에 관하여 함께 검토하고 싶습니다.

   Maikeurosopeuteusa-wa-ui georae-e gwanhayeo hamkke geomtohago sipseumnida.

   I'd like to review the Microsoft account with you.

   공원에 정말 가고 싶다.

   Gong'won-e jeongmal gago sipda.

   [I] really want to go the park.

   정말 갖고 싶은 상품들

   jeongmal gatgo sipeun sangpumdeul

   products that [I] really want to own

2. Used after a clause with a sentence ending that expresses a sentiment or subjective speculation, commonly ㄴ가 (-n'ga), 나 (-na), ㄹ까 (-lkka), 으면 (-eumyeon), and 다 (-da), to state that the subject feels that certain way.

   내일 비가 왔으면 싶다.

   Naeil bi-ga wasseumyeon sipda.

   [I] feel like [I] want rainfall tomorrow.

   어머니는 저게 뭔가 싶으셨다.

   Eomeoni-neun jeoge mwon'ga sipeusyeotda.

   Mother was confused as to what that was.

   운동을 안 했으니 살이 쪘겠지 싶어.

   Undong-eul an haesseuni sar-i jjeotgetji sipeo.

   [I] feel like [I] gained weight because [I] didn't exercise.

Usage notes

Unlike the English word "want", 싶다 (sipda) can only take a verb. To convey the meaning of "want something" with nouns, use 갖고 싶다 (gatgo sipda, literally “want to have”) or 원하다 (願—, wonhada).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 싶다 (sipda): consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싶다 sipda	싶어 sipeo	싶어요 sipeoyo	싶습니다 sipseumnida
	Past	싶었다 sipeotda	싶었어 sipeosseo	싶었어요 sipeosseoyo	싶었습니다 sipeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싶으냐 sipeunya	싶어 sipeo	싶어요 sipeoyo	싶습니까 sipseumnikka
	Past	싶었냐 sipeonnya	싶었어 sipeosseo	싶었어요 sipeosseoyo	싶었습니까 sipeotseumnikka
Assertive		싶겠다 sipgetda	싶겠어 sipgesseo	싶겠어요 sipgesseoyo	싶겠습니다 sipgetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		싶어 sipeo	싶어서 sipeoseo	싶으니 sipeuni	싶으니까 sipeunikka
Contrast		싶지만 sipjiman	싶은데 sipeunde	싶더니 sipdeoni
Conjunction		싶고 sipgo
Condition		싶으면 sipeumyeon	싶어야 sipeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		싶음 sipeum	싶기 sipgi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싶었음 sipeosseum	싶었기 sipeotgi
Determiners	Present		싶은 sipeun
	Future		싶을 sipeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	싶으시다 sipeusida	싶으셔 sipeusyeo	싶으세요, 싶으셔요 sipeuseyo, sipeusyeoyo	싶으십니다 sipeusimnida
	Past	싶으셨다 sipeusyeotda	싶으셨어 sipeusyeosseo	싶으셨어요 sipeusyeosseoyo	싶으셨습니다 sipeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	싶으시냐 sipeusinya	싶으셔 sipeusyeo	싶으세요, 싶으셔요 sipeuseyo, sipeusyeoyo	싶으십니까 sipeusimnikka
	Past	싶으셨냐 sipeusyeonnya	싶으셨어 sipeusyeosseo	싶으셨어요 sipeusyeosseoyo	싶으셨습니까 sipeusyeotseumnikka
Assertive		싶으시겠다 sipeusigetda	싶으시겠어 sipeusigesseo	싶으시겠어요 sipeusigesseoyo	싶으시겠습니다 sipeusigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		싶으셔 sipeusyeo	싶으셔서 sipeusyeoseo	싶으시니 sipeusini	싶으시니까 sipeusinikka
Contrast		싶으시지만 sipeusijiman	싶으신데 sipeusinde	싶으시더니 sipeusideoni
Conjunction		싶으시고 sipeusigo
Condition		싶으시면 sipeusimyeon	싶으셔야 sipeusyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		싶으심 sipeusim	싶으시기 sipeusigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		싶으셨음 sipeusyeosseum	싶으셨기 sipeusyeotgi
Determiners	Present		싶으신 sipeusin
	Future		싶으실 sipeusil