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KOREAN VERB

싫다

to be disliked, to not want

  • #22 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI am disliked
NegativeI am not disliked

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI was disliked
NegativeI was not disliked

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will be disliked
NegativeI won’t be disliked

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI am disliked (respectfully)
PastI was disliked (respectfully)
FutureI will be disliked (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 싫다

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

  1. Present

    저는 아침에 일찍 일어나는 게 싫어요.

    I hate getting up early in the morning.

  2. Past

    어릴 때는 당근이 정말 싫었어요.

    When I was little I really hated carrots.

  3. Future

    민준이는 아마 이 색이 싫을 거예요.

    Min-jun probably won't like this colour.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 시끄러운 식당이 정말 싫으세요.

    Grandma really dislikes noisy restaurants.

  5. Connectives

    운동은 싫지만 건강을 위해 매일 해요.

    I hate exercising, but I do it every day for my health.

Good to know

  • What you dislike is the subject, with 이/가: 저는 비 오는 날이 싫어요; the verb 싫어하다 takes 을/를, 비를 싫어해요.

Where you hear 싫다

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

Korean · Intermediate Level 3

  • 나는 노란 금은 싫어. I don't like yellow gold.
  • 어렸을 때는 김치가 싫었어. When I was little, I didn't like kimchi.
  • 비가 오면 싫을 거예요. If it rains, it'll be no good.

Korean · Advanced Level 2

  • 나는 노란 금은 싫어. I don't like yellow gold.
  • 어렸을 때는 김치가 싫었어. When I was little, I didn't like kimchi.
  • 비가 오면 싫을 거예요. If it rains, it'll be no good.
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The ring

Intermediate Level 3 · 제 사이즈예요. 노란 금은 싫다고 했어요.

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The neighbour upstairs

Advanced Level 2 · 싫다는 건 아닌데요

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.