좋아하다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)a̠ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)아하다]
  • 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