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KOREAN VERB

좋아하다

to like

  • #21 most used
  • 하다 verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI like
NegativeI don’t like

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI liked
NegativeI didn’t like

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will like
NegativeI won’t like

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI like (respectfully)
PastI liked (respectfully)
FutureI will like (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) liking, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) liking, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I like
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I like
  5. But (-지만) I like, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please like
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please like (formal)
  3. Plain command like! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t like

How to use 좋아하다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 한국 음악을 정말 좋아해요.

    I really like Korean music.

  2. Past

    어렸을 때 저는 수영을 좋아했어요.

    When I was little, I liked swimming.

  3. Future

    수아 씨도 이 영화를 좋아할 거예요.

    Su-a will like this movie, too.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 트로트를 아주 좋아하세요.

    Grandma really likes trot music.

  5. Connectives

    저는 커피를 좋아하지만 밤에는 안 마셔요.

    I like coffee, but I don't drink it at night.

  6. Requests and commands

    그 사람을 너무 좋아하지 마세요.

    Don't like that person too much.

Good to know

  • What you like takes 을/를: 커피를 좋아해요; 좋다 takes 이/가: 커피가 좋아요.

Where you hear 좋아하다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 저는 한강을 좋아해요. I like the Han river.
  • 어렸을 때 겨울을 좋아했어. I liked winter when I was little.
  • 일라이 씨는 서울을 좋아할 거예요. Eli will like Seoul.

Korean · Beginner Level 3

  • 저는 한강을 좋아해요. I like the Han river.
  • 어렸을 때 겨울을 좋아했어. I liked winter when I was little.
  • 일라이 씨는 서울을 좋아할 거예요. Eli will like Seoul.
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The Han river park

Beginner Level 1 · 형, 한강 좋아해? · 응, 아주 좋아해. · 지영 씨, 가을 좋아해요? · 형, 겨울 좋아해?

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The hiking club

Beginner Level 3 · 일라이 씨, 등산 좋아해요? · 네, 아주 좋아해요.

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The first climb

Beginner Level 3 · 한국 음식을 좋아해서요!

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Monday

Beginner Level 3 · 수아 씨를 좋아하는 것 같아요. · 수아 씨도 좋아하는 것 같아요.

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The club's summer walk

Beginner Level 3 · 수영하기 좋아해요. 저녁에 등산하기요. · 책 읽기 좋아해요.

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The quarrel

Intermediate Level 1 · 제일 좋아하는 게 뭐야?

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How it all came about

Intermediate Level 1 · 김치 좋아하게 됐어.

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A box of pears

Intermediate Level 3 · 배? 아버님이 좋아하셔? · 두 손으로 드리면 다 좋아하셔.

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The producer calls

Advanced Level 3 · 청취자들이 더 좋아할 거예요.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.