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좋아해요

좋아하다

Korean

Verb

좋아하다 • ‎(joahada) ‎(infinitive 좋아해 or 좋아하여, sequential 좋아하니)

to like something or someone; to prefer

Conjugation

Selected forms of the verb 좋아하다 (joahada)

Stems
Stem 1	좋아하 (joaha)
Stem 2	좋아해 (joahae)
Stem 2a	좋아하여 (joahayeo)
Stem 3	좋아하 (joaha)
Conjugation type	Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
	Formal non polite (해라체)	Informal non polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	좋아한다 joahanda past: 좋아했다 joahaetda	좋아해 joahae past: 좋아했어 joahaesseo	좋아해요 joahaeyo past: 좋아했어요 joahaesseoyo	좋아합니다 joahamnida past: 좋아했습니다 joahaetseumnida
Interrogative	좋아하느냐 joahaneunya past: 좋아했느냐 joahaenneunya	좋아해 joahae past: 좋아했어 joahaesseo	좋아해요 joahaeyo past: 좋아했어요 joahaesseoyo	좋아합니까 joahamnikka past: 좋아했습니까 joahaetseumnikka
hortative	좋아하자 joahaja	좋아해 joahae	좋아해요 joahaeyo	좋아합시다 joahapsida
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	좋아하신다 joahasinda past: 좋아하셨다 joahasyeotda	좋아하셔 joahasyeo past: 좋아하셨어 joahasyeosseo	좋아하세요, 좋아하셔요 joahaseyo, joahasyeoyo past: 좋아하셨어요 joahasyeosseoyo	좋아하십니다 joahasimnida past: 좋아하셨습니다 joahasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	좋아하시느냐 joahasineunya past: 좋아하셨느냐 joahasyeonneunya	좋아하셔 joahasyeo past: 좋아하셨어 joahasyeosseo	좋아하세요, 좋아하셔요 joahaseyo, joahasyeoyo past: 좋아하셨어요 joahasyeosseoyo	좋아하십니까 joahasimnikka past: 좋아하셨습니까 joahasyeotseumnikka
imperative	좋아하시라 joahasira	좋아하셔 joahasyeo	좋아하세요 joahaseyo	좋아하십시오 joahasipsio
Assertive	좋아하시겠다 joahasigetda	좋아하시겠어 joahasigesseo	좋아하시겠어요 joahasigesseoyo	좋아하시겠습니다 joahasigetseumnida
Connective honforms 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 honforms 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) (accessed 2007-06-03), “좋아하다”, in 표준국어대사전