To want (to) in Korean 🇰🇷

싶다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “싶다” (sipda) as the Korean way to express desire—you might imagine “sip” as sounding like “sip” in “a quick sip of something you really want.”
• Note that it attaches to the stem of a verb (always with “-고”) to mean “to want to…” (e.g., 가다 → 가고 싶다, “want to go”).

Explanations:
• “싶다” is used to express a desire to perform an action. It acts like an adjective that modifies the verb phrase, so you always attach it to a verb stem plus “고.”
• A similar word is “원하다” (wonhada), meaning “to want” or “to wish,” though “싶다” is more commonly used with actions.

Conjugations:
Because “싶다” functions as an auxiliary adjective, it conjugates to match the required tense and level of politeness when attached to a verb’s “고” form.
• Present Informal Low: 싶어 (sip-eo)
• Present Polite: 싶어요 (sip-eoyo)
• Past Informal Low: 싶었어 (sip-eosseo)
• Past Polite: 싶었어요 (sip-eoseoyo)
• Future: Typically expressed as “verb stem + 고 싶을 거예요” (e.g., 가고 싶을 거예요, “will want to go”)

Examples of Sentences:
• “I want to eat.”
Korean: 먹고 싶다
Romanized: Meok-go sipda
• “Do you want to drink water?”
Korean: 물 마시고 싶어요?
Romanized: Mul masi-go sip-eoyo?
• “Yesterday, I wanted to watch a movie.”
Korean: 어제 영화 보고 싶었어
Romanized: Eo-je yeonghwa bo-go sip-eosseo
• “She will want to study later.”
Korean: 나중에 공부하고 싶을 거예요
Romanized: Najung-e gongbu-hago sip-eul geo-yeo

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