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싶다

싶다

Korean

Adjective

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

to be desirous of; to want (requires a main verb with suffix -고 ‎(-go))

가고 싶다.‎

Gago sipda.

[I] want to go.

정말 갖고 싶은 상품‎ ― jeongmal gatgo sipeun sangpum ― a merchandise that [I] really want to have

Usage notes

Note: unlike English "want", "싶다" can only take a verb. To convey the meaning of "want something", use 갖고 싶다 ‎(gatgo sipda) (literally, want to have) or 원하다 (wonhada).

Conjugation

Selected forms of the adjective 싶다 (sipda)

Stems
Stem 1	싶 (sip)
Stem 2	싶어 (sipeo)
Stem 3	싶으 (sipeu)
Conjugation type	Consonant-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	싶다 sipda past: 싶었다 sipeotda	싶어 sipeo past: 싶었어 sipeosseo	싶어요 sipeoyo past: 싶었어요 sipeosseoyo	싶습니다 sipseumnida past: 싶었습니다 sipeotseumnida
Interrogative	싶으냐 sipeunya past: 싶었냐 sipeonnya	싶어 sipeo past: 싶었어 sipeosseo	싶어요 sipeoyo past: 싶었어요 sipeosseoyo	싶습니까 sipseumnikka past: 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
Determiners	future		싶을 sipeul

Sentence-final forms with honorific
	Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	싶으시다 sipeusida past: 싶으셨다 sipeusyeotda	싶으셔 sipeusyeo past: 싶으셨어 sipeusyeosseo	싶으세요, 싶으셔요 sipeuseyo, sipeusyeoyo past: 싶으셨어요 sipeusyeosseoyo	싶으십니다 sipeusimnida past: 싶으셨습니다 sipeusyeotseumnida
Interrogative	싶으시냐 sipeusinya past: 싶으셨냐 sipeusyeonnya	싶으셔 sipeusyeo past: 싶으셨어 sipeusyeosseo	싶으세요, 싶으셔요 sipeuseyo, sipeusyeoyo past: 싶으셨어요 sipeusyeosseoyo	싶으십니까 sipeusimnikka past: 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
Determiners	future		싶으실 sipeusil