-고 싶다 Want to do
Core meaning - Want to do
Form - Stem + 고 싶다; Stem + 고 싶어; Stem + 고 싶어요; Stem + 고 싶었다
Usage - Focus on the highlighted segment in each example; surrounding words can change while the pattern function stays the same.
Use this pattern for its grammatical function, not as a literal word-by-word translation.
See examples below for varied real-world usage.
First/second person mainly
- For third person: -고 싶어하다
- 그는 가고 싶어해요 (He wants to go)
-고 싶지 않다 = don't want to
- 가고 싶지 않아요
Object can take 이/가 or 을/를
I want to go to Korea.
What do you want to eat?
I want to rest.
I wanted to watch a movie.
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