고소하다

Korean

Etymology 1

Originally Middle Korean 고ᄉᆞ다〮 (Yale: kwòsò-tá), speakers have later inserted the adjective-deriving suffix 하다 (-hada), first attested in the late Early Modern period.

Equivalent to 고소 (goso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞sʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고소하다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosohada
McCune–Reischauer?	kosohada
Yale Romanization?	kosohata

Adjective

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	구수하다 (gusuhada)
Yang-form	고소하다 (gosohada)

고소하다 • (gosohada) (infinitive 고소해 or 고소하여, sequential 고소하니)

1. to be fragrant or tasty as sesame oil

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the adjective 고소하다 (gosohada): 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	고소하다 gosohada	고소해 gosohae	고소해요 gosohaeyo	고소합니다 gosohamnida
	Past	고소했다 gosohaetda	고소했어 gosohaesseo	고소했어요 gosohaesseoyo	고소했습니다 gosohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	고소하냐 gosohanya	고소해 gosohae	고소해요 gosohaeyo	고소합니까 gosohamnikka
	Past	고소했냐 gosohaennya	고소했어 gosohaesseo	고소했어요 gosohaesseoyo	고소했습니까 gosohaetseumnikka
Assertive		고소하겠다 gosohagetda	고소하겠어 gosohagesseo	고소하겠어요 gosohagesseoyo	고소하겠습니다 gosohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		고소해 gosohae	고소해서, 고소하여서 gosohaeseo, gosohayeoseo	고소하니 gosohani	고소하니까 gosohanikka
Contrast		고소하지만 gosohajiman	고소한데 gosohande	고소하더니 gosohadeoni
Conjunction		고소하고 gosohago
Condition		고소하면 gosohamyeon	고소해야, 고소하여야 gosohaeya, gosohayeoya
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		고소함 gosoham	고소하기 gosohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고소했음, 고소하였음 gosohaesseum, gosohayeosseum	고소했기, 고소하였기 gosohaetgi, gosohayeotgi
Determiners	Present		고소한 gosohan
	Future		고소할 gosohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Plain (해라체)	Informal (해체)	Polite (해요체)	Formal (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	고소하시다 gosohasida	고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하세요, 고소하셔요 gosohaseyo, gosohasyeoyo	고소하십니다 gosohasimnida
	Past	고소하셨다 gosohasyeotda	고소하셨어 gosohasyeosseo	고소하셨어요 gosohasyeosseoyo	고소하셨습니다 gosohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	고소하시냐 gosohasinya	고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하세요, 고소하셔요 gosohaseyo, gosohasyeoyo	고소하십니까 gosohasimnikka
	Past	고소하셨냐 gosohasyeonnya	고소하셨어 gosohasyeosseo	고소하셨어요 gosohasyeosseoyo	고소하셨습니까 gosohasyeotseumnikka
Assertive		고소하시겠다 gosohasigetda	고소하시겠어 gosohasigesseo	고소하시겠어요 gosohasigesseoyo	고소하시겠습니다 gosohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하셔서 gosohasyeoseo	고소하시니 gosohasini	고소하시니까 gosohasinikka
Contrast		고소하시지만 gosohasijiman	고소하신데 gosohasinde	고소하시더니 gosohasideoni
Conjunction		고소하시고 gosohasigo
Condition		고소하시면 gosohasimyeon	고소하셔야 gosohasyeoya
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		고소하심 gosohasim	고소하시기 gosohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고소하셨음 gosohasyeosseum	고소하셨기 gosohasyeotgi
Determiners	Present		고소하신 gosohasin
	Future		고소하실 gosohasil

Etymology 2

고소(告訴) (goso) +‎ 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)sʰo̞ɦa̠da̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)소하다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosohada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosohada
McCune–Reischauer?	kosohada
Yale Romanization?	kōsohata

Verb

고소하다 • (gosohada) (infinitive 고소해 or 고소하여, sequential 고소하니, hanja 告訴하다)

1. (transitive) to sue

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 고소하다 (gosohada): 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	고소한다 gosohanda	고소해 gosohae	고소해요 gosohaeyo	고소합니다 gosohamnida
	Past	고소했다 gosohaetda	고소했어 gosohaesseo	고소했어요 gosohaesseoyo	고소했습니다 gosohaetseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	고소하느냐 gosohaneunya	고소해 gosohae	고소해요 gosohaeyo	고소합니까 gosohamnikka
	Past	고소했느냐 gosohaenneunya	고소했어 gosohaesseo	고소했어요 gosohaesseoyo	고소했습니까 gosohaetseumnikka
Hortative		고소하자 gosohaja	고소해 gosohae	고소해요 gosohaeyo	고소하십시다 gosohasipsida
Imperative		고소해라, 고소하여라 gosohaera, gosohayeora	고소해 gosohae	고소해요 gosohaeyo	고소합시오 gosohapsio
Assertive		고소하겠다 gosohagetda	고소하겠어 gosohagesseo	고소하겠어요 gosohagesseoyo	고소하겠습니다 gosohagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		고소해 gosohae	고소해서, 고소하여서 gosohaeseo, gosohayeoseo	고소하니 gosohani	고소하니까 gosohanikka
Contrast		고소하지만 gosohajiman	고소하는데 gosohaneunde	고소하더니 gosohadeoni
Conjunction		고소하고 gosohago
Condition		고소하면 gosohamyeon	고소해야, 고소하여야 gosohaeya, gosohayeoya
Motive		고소하려고 gosoharyeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		고소함 gosoham	고소하기 gosohagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고소했음, 고소하였음 gosohaesseum, gosohayeosseum	고소했기, 고소하였기 gosohaetgi, gosohayeotgi
Determiners	Past	고소한 gosohan
	Present	고소하는 gosohaneun
	Future	고소할 gosohal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	고소하신다 gosohasinda	고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하세요, 고소하셔요 gosohaseyo, gosohasyeoyo	고소하십니다 gosohasimnida
	Past	고소하셨다 gosohasyeotda	고소하셨어 gosohasyeosseo	고소하셨어요 gosohasyeosseoyo	고소하셨습니다 gosohasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	고소하시느냐 gosohasineunya	고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하세요, 고소하셔요 gosohaseyo, gosohasyeoyo	고소하십니까 gosohasimnikka
	Past	고소하셨느냐 gosohasyeonneunya	고소하셨어 gosohasyeosseo	고소하셨어요 gosohasyeosseoyo	고소하셨습니까 gosohasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		고소하시라 gosohasira	고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하세요 gosohaseyo	고소하십시오 gosohasipsio
Assertive		고소하시겠다 gosohasigetda	고소하시겠어 gosohasigesseo	고소하시겠어요 gosohasigesseoyo	고소하시겠습니다 gosohasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		고소하셔 gosohasyeo	고소하셔서 gosohasyeoseo	고소하시니 gosohasini	고소하시니까 gosohasinikka
Contrast		고소하시지만 gosohasijiman	고소하시는데 gosohasineunde	고소하시더니 gosohasideoni
Conjunction		고소하시고 gosohasigo
Condition		고소하시면 gosohasimyeon	고소하셔야 gosohasyeoya
Motive		고소하시려고 gosohasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		고소하심 gosohasim	고소하시기 gosohasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		고소하셨음 gosohasyeosseum	고소하셨기 gosohasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	고소하신 gosohasin
	Present	고소하시는 gosohasineun
	Future	고소하실 gosohasil