궁금하다
Korean
Alternative forms
- 궁겁다 (gunggeopda)
Etymology
궁금 (gunggeum, root not used in isolation) + -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kuŋɡɯmɦa̠da̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [궁금하다]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gunggeumhada |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gunggeumhada |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kunggŭmhada |
| Yale Romanization? | kwungkumhata |
Adjective
궁금하다 • (gunggeumhada) (infinitive 궁금해 or 궁금하여, sequential 궁금하니)
- to be curious
- 나는 그 수수께끼의 답이 너무 궁금하다.
- Na-neun geu susukkekki-ui dab-i neomu gunggeumhada.
- I'm very curious about the answer to that riddle.
- to be ravenous
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 궁금하다 (gunggeumhada): vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
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| Formal non-polite (해라체) |
Informal non-polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 궁금하다 gunggeumhada |
궁금해 gunggeumhae |
궁금해요 gunggeumhaeyo |
궁금합니다 gunggeumhamnida |
| Past | 궁금했다 gunggeumhaetda |
궁금했어 gunggeumhaesseo |
궁금했어요 gunggeumhaesseoyo |
궁금했습니다 gunggeumhaetseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 궁금하냐 gunggeumhanya |
궁금해 gunggeumhae |
궁금해요 gunggeumhaeyo |
궁금합니까 gunggeumhamnikka |
| Past | 궁금했냐 gunggeumhaennya |
궁금했어 gunggeumhaesseo |
궁금했어요 gunggeumhaesseoyo |
궁금했습니까 gunggeumhaetseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 궁금하겠다 gunggeumhagetda |
궁금하겠어 gunggeumhagesseo |
궁금하겠어요 gunggeumhagesseoyo |
궁금하겠습니다 gunggeumhagetseumnida | |
| Connective forms | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 궁금해 gunggeumhae |
궁금해서, 궁금하여서 gunggeumhaeseo, gunggeumhayeoseo |
궁금하니 gunggeumhani |
궁금하니까 gunggeumhanikka | |
| Contrast | 궁금하지만 gunggeumhajiman |
궁금한데 gunggeumhande |
궁금하더니 gunggeumhadeoni |
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| Conjunction | 궁금하고 gunggeumhago |
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| Condition | 궁금하면 gunggeumhamyeon |
궁금해야, 궁금하여야 gunggeumhaeya, gunggeumhayeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 궁금함 gunggeumham |
궁금하기 gunggeumhagi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 궁금했음, 궁금하였음 gunggeumhaesseum, gunggeumhayeosseum |
궁금했기, 궁금하였기 gunggeumhaetgi, gunggeumhayeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 궁금한 gunggeumhan | |||
| Future | 궁금할 gunggeumhal | ||||
| Sentence-final forms with honorific | |||||
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| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 궁금하시다 gunggeumhasida |
궁금하셔 gunggeumhasyeo |
궁금하세요, 궁금하셔요 gunggeumhaseyo, gunggeumhasyeoyo |
궁금하십니다 gunggeumhasimnida |
| Past | 궁금하셨다 gunggeumhasyeotda |
궁금하셨어 gunggeumhasyeosseo |
궁금하셨어요 gunggeumhasyeosseoyo |
궁금하셨습니다 gunggeumhasyeotseumnida | |
| Interrogative | Non-past | 궁금하시냐 gunggeumhasinya |
궁금하셔 gunggeumhasyeo |
궁금하세요, 궁금하셔요 gunggeumhaseyo, gunggeumhasyeoyo |
궁금하십니까 gunggeumhasimnikka |
| Past | 궁금하셨냐 gunggeumhasyeonnya |
궁금하셨어 gunggeumhasyeosseo |
궁금하셨어요 gunggeumhasyeosseoyo |
궁금하셨습니까 gunggeumhasyeotseumnikka | |
| Assertive | 궁금하시겠다 gunggeumhasigetda |
궁금하시겠어 gunggeumhasigesseo |
궁금하시겠어요 gunggeumhasigesseoyo |
궁금하시겠습니다 gunggeumhasigetseumnida | |
| Connective forms with honorific | |||||
| Cause/Reason | 궁금하셔 gunggeumhasyeo |
궁금하셔서 gunggeumhasyeoseo |
궁금하시니 gunggeumhasini |
궁금하시니까 gunggeumhasinikka | |
| Contrast | 궁금하시지만 gunggeumhasijiman |
궁금하신데 gunggeumhasinde |
궁금하시더니 gunggeumhasideoni |
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| Conjunction | 궁금하시고 gunggeumhasigo |
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| Condition | 궁금하시면 gunggeumhasimyeon |
궁금하셔야 gunggeumhasyeoya |
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| Noun and determiner forms with honorific | |||||
| Verbal nouns | 궁금하심 gunggeumhasim |
궁금하시기 gunggeumhasigi | |||
| Past-tense verbal nouns | 궁금하셨음 gunggeumhasyeosseum |
궁금하셨기 gunggeumhasyeotgi | |||
| Determiners | Present | 궁금하신 gunggeumhasin | |||
| Future | 궁금하실 gunggeumhasil | ||||