BEG 13 | To want to~ (~고 싶다)

CONJUGATION

Verb stem + 고 싶다 :
Change the dictionary ending ~다 to ~고 and add 싶다
Conjugate 싶다 to other sentence endings:

• Present tense: ~고 싶어(요).
• Past tense: ~고 싶었어(요).
• Probability/future: ~고 싶을 거야(거예요).

먹다 to eat :
먹고 싶어(요). I want to eat.
먹고 싶었어(요). I wanted to eat.
먹고 싶을 거야(거예요). I will want to eat.

가다 to go :
가고 싶어(요). I want to go.
가고 싶었어(요). I wanted to go.
가고 싶을 거야(거예요). I will want to go.

살다 to live :
살고 싶어(요). I want to live.
살고 싶었어(요). I wanted to live.
살고 싶을 거야(거예요). I will want to live.

How to Use before Nouns: ‘something I want to…”

1. 싶다 is an adjective.
2. Adjectives before nouns take the noun-modifying ending ~(으)ㄴ: C은/Vㄴ
3. The stem of 싶다, 싶 ends with a consonant: it becomes 싶은 + N
   
   I want to eat + food (food I want to eat): 먹고 싶은 음식
   I want to go + city (city I want to go to): 가고 싶은 도시
   I want live + country (country I want to live): 살고 싶은 나라