궁금하다

Korean

Etymology

궁금 (gunggeum, root not used in isolation) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋɡɯmɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁금하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunggeumhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunggeumhada
McCune–Reischauer?	kunggŭmhada
Yale Romanization?	kwungkumhata

Adjective

궁금하다 • (gunggeumhada) (infinitive 궁금해 or 궁금하여, sequential 궁금하니)

1. to be curious
2. to be ravenous

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 궁금하다 (gunggeumhada): 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
	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