좋아하다

Korean

Etymology

From 좋아 (joa), stem of 좋다 (jota, “to be good”) + 하다 (hada, “to be or do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈt͡ɕo̞ːa̠ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[:]
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. to like something or someone; to prefer
    워싱턴 사람들은 운동하는 것을 좋아해요.
    Wosingteon saramdeureun undonghaneun geoseul joahaeyo.
    People in Washington like to work out!
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

Conjugation

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-06-03), 좋아하다”, in 표준국어대사전
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