좋아하다

Korean

Etymology

좋 (jot-, “to be good”)+ 아 (-a, infinitive suffix) + 하다 (hada, “to do”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)a̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [조(ː)아하다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?joahada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?joh'ahada
McCune–Reischauer?choahada
Yale Romanization?cōh.ahata

Verb

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

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to like something or someone; to prefer
    워싱턴 사람들은 운동하는 것을 좋아해요.
    Wosingteon saram-deur-eun undong-haneun geos-eul joahaeyo.
    People in Washington like to work out!
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
    나는 모든 종류의 음식을 좋아해. ― Na-neun modeun jongnyu-ui eumsig-eul joahae. ― I like all kinds of food.
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Conjugation

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