싶다

to want

TOPIK 1 1급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
싶는
아/어Infinitive
싶어
-으니Since
싶으니
합니다Formal
싶습니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 싶어요싶습니다싶어싶는다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 싶었어요싶었습니다싶었어싶었다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 싶겠어요싶겠습니다싶겠어싶겠다
-을 것이다Going to 싶을 거예요싶을 것입니다싶을 거야싶을 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 싶어요?싶습니까?싶어?싶니?
과거Past 싶었어요?싶었습니까?싶었어?싶었니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 싶으세요싶으십시오싶어싶어라
청유Let's 싶어요싶읍시다싶어싶자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 싶어요안 싶습니다안 싶어안 싶는다
-지 않다Not (long) 싶지 않아요싶지 않습니다싶지 않아싶지 않는다
못Cannot 못 싶어요못 싶습니다못 싶어못 싶는다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 싶으세요싶으십니다싶으셔싶으신다
과거Past 싶으셨어요싶으셨습니다싶으셨어싶으셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
싶는
과거Past
싶은
미래Future
싶을
회상Used to
싶던

Joining clauses

-고and
싶고
-게-ly / so that
싶게
-어서so / and then
싶어서
-으니까since
싶으니까
-으면if / when
싶으면
-지만but
싶지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
싶는데
-어도even if
싶어도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 싶고 있어요싶고 있습니다싶고 있어싶고 있다
과거Was doing 싶고 있었어요싶고 있었습니다싶고 있었어싶고 있었다

In real sentences

톰은 그것을 먹고 싶어하지 않는다.

Tom won't eat that.

제가 말하고 싶은 것은

What do I think is going on here?

알고 싶어하실 것입니다.

What's pushing on it?

셰익스피어가 제가 하고 싶은 말을 해줍니다.

Is there really nothing good or bad?

Common questions

How do you conjugate 싶다 in Korean?

싶다 (to want) is 싶어요 in the polite 해요체, 싶습니다 in formal 합니다체, 싶어 in casual 반말 and 싶는다 in the plain written style. The past is 싶었어요.

What is the past tense of 싶다?

싶었어요 in everyday polite speech, 싶었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 싶어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 싶다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 싶습니다, 싶어, 싶으니 all keep 싶 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 싶다?

1급 — TOPIK 1, beginner.

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