궁금하다
Korean
Etymology
From root 궁금 (gunggeum) and the native Korean adjective 하다 (hada, “to be a certain way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[kuŋɡɯmɦa̠da̠]
- Phonetic Hangul[궁금하다]
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Adjective
궁금하다 • (gunggeumhada) (infinitive 궁금해 or 궁금하여, sequential 궁금하니)
- To be curious
- To be ravenous.
Conjugation
Selected forms of the adjective 궁금하다 (gunggeumhada)
| Stems | |
|---|---|
| Stem 1 | 궁금하 (gunggeumha) |
| Stem 2 | 궁금해 (gunggeumhae) |
| Stem 2a | 궁금하여 (gunggeumhayeo) |
| Stem 3 | 궁금하 (gunggeumha) |
| Conjugation type | Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular |
| Sentence-final forms | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Conjunction | 궁금하고 gunggeumhago | ||||
| Condition | 궁금하면 gunggeumhamyeon | 궁금해야, 궁금하여야 gunggeumhaeya, gunggeumhayeoya | |||
| 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 | |||||
| Plain (해라체) | Informal (해체) | Polite (해요체) | Formal (하십시오체) | ||
| Indicative | Non-past | 궁금하시다 gunggeumhasida | 궁금하셔 gunggeumhasyeo | 궁금하세요, 궁금하셔요 gunggeumhaseyo, gunggeumhasyeoyo | 궁금하십니다 gunggeumhasimnida |
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| 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 | ||
| Conjunction | 궁금하시고 gunggeumhasigo | ||||
| Condition | 궁금하시면 gunggeumhasimyeon | 궁금하셔야 gunggeumhasyeoya | |||
| 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 | ||||
Related terms
- 궁금히 (gunggeumhi, “with curiosity”)