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[Grammar] #7 -고 싶다

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May 28, 2024

want to do

When added to a main action verb, -고 싶다 creates the meaning of wanting to do that verb. This pattern is only used when referring to the speaker or listener.

dialogue

A: 한국에 오면 뭐를 먹고 싶어요?

What do you want to eat when you come to Korea?

B: 치킨을 먹고 싶어요.

I want to eat fried chicken.

variants

combines with

: Action verbs

-고 싶다

: want to (wish or desire)

의자에 앉고 싶어요. (앉다 + -고 싶다)

I want to sit on a chair.

한국어를 잘 하고 싶어요. (잘 하다 + -고 싶다)

I want to speak Korean well.

한국의 시골에 가 보고 싶어요. (가 보다 + -고 싶다)

I want to visit the Korean countryside.

그 책을 빌리고 싶었어요. (빌리다 + -고 싶다)

I wanted to borrow the book.

practice

1. Pick the correct variant.

집에 가다 to go home

(a) -기 싶어요 (b) -는 싶어요 (c) -고 싶어요

2. Complete the sentence.

의자에 _____. I want to sit on a chair.

-기 싫어요 / 앉다 / 걷다 / -고 싶어요

3. Unscramble the sentence.

__ ___ ____. I wanted to borrow a book.

사다 / -고 싶었어요 / 빌리다 / 책을

[answer]
1. (c) 2. 의자에 앉고 싶어요. 3. 책을 빌리고 싶었어요.

culture

03:14 — “나만 듣고 싶은 그녀는 나의 멜로디” means “She is my melody that only I want to hear”

01:10 — “나의 분신을 찾고 싶어” means “I want to find my alter ego”

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