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Learning grammar is one of the most difficult things for Korean language learners. On this blog, we will try to help you learn Korean grammar in the quickest and easiest way possible. This blog will be helpful for those who are studying the Korean language and want to improve their grammar skills.
Today, we’ll look at how to form sentences using the Korean grammar pattern “A-아/어하다”, along with some example sentences.
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A-아/어하다 is used to express the speaker’s observation of someone else’s emotions or feelings.
It is similar to saying “seems to feel…” or “appears to be…” in English.
*** It is added after the Adjectives to make it a verb.
There are three ways to use this grammar pattern
- Adjective + 아하다
- Adjective + 어하다
- Adjective + 해하다
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Rules to conjugate :
Adjective + 아하다
After removing 다 from the root verb, if the verb stem ends with 아 or 오 then ~아하다 is added.
Eg : 아프다 - 아파하다
Adjective + 어하다
After removing 다 from the root verb, if the verb stem ends with anything other than 오 or 아 then ~어하다 has to be added.
Eg : 아름답다 - 아름다워하다
무섭다 - 무서워하다
싫다 - 싫어하다
Adjective + 해하다
After removing 다 from the root verb, if the verb stem ends with 하 then ~해하다 has to be added.
Eg : 시원하다 - 시원해하다
피곤하다 - 피곤해하다
Keeping in mind the above rule. Let's see some examples to understand it properly.
- 오늘 회사에 무슨 일이 있는지 분위기가 싸하다 - I wonder if something's going on at work today. The atmosphere seems down and everyone is silent.
- 내 조카는 장난감을 가지고 노는 것을 좋아해요. - My nephew likes to play with toys.
- 자기 그림자를 두려워하다, 전전긍긍하다.- Fear of one's own shadow, trembling.
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