좋아하다
Korean
Etymology
From 좋아 (joa), stem of 좋다 (jota, “to be good”) + 하다 (hada, “to be or 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)
- to like something or someone; to prefer
- 워싱턴 사람들은 운동하는 것을 좋아해요.
- wosingteon saramdeureun undonghaneun geoseul joahaeyo.
- People in Washington like to work out!
- Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
Conjugation
| 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 |
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| Conjunction | 좋아하고 joahago |
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| Condition | 좋아하면 joahamyeon |
좋아해야, 좋아하여야 joahaeya, joahayeoya |
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| Motive | 좋아하려고 joaharyeogo |
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| 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 |
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| Conjunction | 좋아하시고 joahasigo |
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| Condition | 좋아하시면 joahasimyeon |
좋아하셔야 joahasyeoya |
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| Motive | 좋아하시려고 joahasiryeogo |
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| 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 | ||||
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 June 3 (last accessed)) “좋아하다”, in 표준국어대사전[1]