A-아/어하다 [ Korean Grammar ]

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Today we’ll see how to form sentences with Korean grammar pattern "A-아/어하다 "with some example sentences.

A-아/어하다 is used to express the feeling of observation by the speaker about something. 

It is equivalent to saying " seems like " 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 

1. Adjective + 아하다
2. Adjective + 어하다
3. Adjective + 해하다

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 : 싸다 - 싸하다

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. 

1. 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.

2. 내 조카는 장난감을 가지고 노는 것을 좋아해요. - My nephew likes to play with toys.

3. 날씨가 시원해하다. - The weather is cool. 

4. 자기 그림자를 두려워하다, 전전긍긍하다.- Fear of one's own shadow, trembling.

Related Korean grammar posts :

(으)ㄴ/는/인 데다가

Verb + 기 전에 and Noun + 전에

Verb + (으)면서

Verb + 았/었으면 좋겠다

Verb + (으)면

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