사랑하다

Korean

Etymology

From 사랑 (sarang) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs). First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄉᆞ라ᇰᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: sòlàng-hòtá).

Pronunciation

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

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• Phonetic hangul: [사랑하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saranghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salanghada
McCune–Reischauer?	saranghada
Yale Romanization?	salanghata

Verb

사랑하다 • (saranghada) (infinitive 사랑해 or 사랑하여, sequential 사랑하니)

1. (transitive) to love

   사랑해 ― saranghae ― I love you

   죽는 날까지 당신만을 사랑할 거예요.

   Jungneun nal-kkaji dangsin-man-eul saranghal geoyeyo.

   I will love only you until the day I die.

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 사랑하다 (saranghada): 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	사랑한다 saranghanda	사랑해 saranghae	사랑해요 saranghaeyo	사랑합니다 saranghamnida
	Past	사랑했다 saranghaetda	사랑했어 saranghaesseo	사랑했어요 saranghaesseoyo	사랑했습니다 saranghaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	사랑하느냐 saranghaneunya	사랑해 saranghae	사랑해요 saranghaeyo	사랑합니까 saranghamnikka
	Past	사랑했느냐 saranghaenneunya	사랑했어 saranghaesseo	사랑했어요 saranghaesseoyo	사랑했습니까 saranghaetseumnikka
Hortative		사랑하자 saranghaja	사랑해 saranghae	사랑해요 saranghaeyo	사랑하십시다 saranghasipsida
Imperative		사랑해라, 사랑하여라 saranghaera, saranghayeora	사랑해 saranghae	사랑해요 saranghaeyo	사랑합시오 saranghapsio
Assertive		사랑하겠다 saranghagetda	사랑하겠어 saranghagesseo	사랑하겠어요 saranghagesseoyo	사랑하겠습니다 saranghagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		사랑해 saranghae	사랑해서, 사랑하여서 saranghaeseo, saranghayeoseo	사랑하니 saranghani	사랑하니까 saranghanikka
Contrast		사랑하지만 saranghajiman	사랑하는데 saranghaneunde	사랑하더니 saranghadeoni
Conjunction		사랑하고 saranghago
Condition		사랑하면 saranghamyeon	사랑해야, 사랑하여야 saranghaeya, saranghayeoya
Motive		사랑하려고 sarangharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		사랑함 sarangham	사랑하기 saranghagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		사랑했음, 사랑하였음 saranghaesseum, saranghayeosseum	사랑했기, 사랑하였기 saranghaetgi, saranghayeotgi
Determiners	Past	사랑한 saranghan
	Present	사랑하는 saranghaneun
	Future	사랑할 saranghal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	사랑하신다 saranghasinda	사랑하셔 saranghasyeo	사랑하세요, 사랑하셔요 saranghaseyo, saranghasyeoyo	사랑하십니다 saranghasimnida
	Past	사랑하셨다 saranghasyeotda	사랑하셨어 saranghasyeosseo	사랑하셨어요 saranghasyeosseoyo	사랑하셨습니다 saranghasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	사랑하시느냐 saranghasineunya	사랑하셔 saranghasyeo	사랑하세요, 사랑하셔요 saranghaseyo, saranghasyeoyo	사랑하십니까 saranghasimnikka
	Past	사랑하셨느냐 saranghasyeonneunya	사랑하셨어 saranghasyeosseo	사랑하셨어요 saranghasyeosseoyo	사랑하셨습니까 saranghasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		사랑하시라 saranghasira	사랑하셔 saranghasyeo	사랑하세요 saranghaseyo	사랑하십시오 saranghasipsio
Assertive		사랑하시겠다 saranghasigetda	사랑하시겠어 saranghasigesseo	사랑하시겠어요 saranghasigesseoyo	사랑하시겠습니다 saranghasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		사랑하셔 saranghasyeo	사랑하셔서 saranghasyeoseo	사랑하시니 saranghasini	사랑하시니까 saranghasinikka
Contrast		사랑하시지만 saranghasijiman	사랑하시는데 saranghasineunde	사랑하시더니 saranghasideoni
Conjunction		사랑하시고 saranghasigo
Condition		사랑하시면 saranghasimyeon	사랑하셔야 saranghasyeoya
Motive		사랑하시려고 saranghasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		사랑하심 saranghasim	사랑하시기 saranghasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		사랑하셨음 saranghasyeosseum	사랑하셨기 saranghasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	사랑하신 saranghasin
	Present	사랑하시는 saranghasineun
	Future	사랑하실 saranghasil