Verbs · 하다 word

싫어하다 conjugation

to dislike; to hate · sireohada · sounds like [시러하다]

Short answer: “To dislike” in Korean is 싫어하다 (sireohada), which also means to hate. Polite present: 싫어해요 (sireohaeyo); past: 싫어했어요 (sireohaesseoyo); future: 싫어할 거예요. It is a 하다 verb: 하 + 아/어 always becomes 해.

Present싫어해요[시러해요] · sireohaeyo
Past싫어했어요[시러해써요] · sireohaesseoyo
Future싫어할 거예요[시러할 꺼예요] · sireohal geoyeyo
Negative안 싫어해요[안 시러해요] · an sireohaeyo

Opposite: 좋아하다 — to like

싫어하다 in sentences

저는 매운 음식을 싫어해요.I don’t like spicy food.
고양이는 물을 싫어해요.Cats hate water.

All forms of 싫어하다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-아/어요	싫어해요	[시러해요]	sireohaeyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다	싫어합니다	[시러함니다]	sireohamnida
casual-아/어	싫어해	[시러해]	sireohae
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다	싫어한다	[시러한다]	sireohanda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?	싫어합니까?	[시러함니까]	sireohamnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요	싫어하고 있어요	[시러하고 이써요]	sireohago isseoyo

Past
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite-았/었어요	싫어했어요	[시러해써요]	sireohaesseoyo
formal-았/었습니다	싫어했습니다	[시러핻씀니다]	sireohaetseumnida
casual-았/었어	싫어했어	[시러해써]	sireohaesseo
plain (written)-았/었다	싫어했다	[시러핻따]	sireohaetda

Future
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요	싫어할 거예요	[시러할 꺼예요]	sireohal geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다	싫어할 겁니다	[시러할 껌니다]	sireohal geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야	싫어할 거야	[시러할 꺼야]	sireohal geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다	싫어하겠습니다	[시러하겓씀니다]	sireohagetseumnida

Negative
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
not (short)안 …	안 싫어해요	[안 시러해요]	an sireohaeyo
did not안 …았/었어요	안 싫어했어요	[안 시러해써요]	an sireohaesseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요	싫어하지 않아요	[시러하지 아나요]	sireohaji anayo
cannot못 …	못 싫어해요	[몯 씨러해요]	mot sireohaeyo

Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
honorific — present-(으)세요	싫어하세요	[시러하세요]	sireohaseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요	싫어하셨어요	[시러하셔써요]	sireohasyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다	싫어하십니다	[시러하심니다]	sireohasimnida

Requests
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
please …-(으)세요	싫어하세요	[시러하세요]	sireohaseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요	싫어해 주세요	[시러해 주세요]	sireohae juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요	싫어하지 마세요	[시러하지 마세요]	sireohaji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다	싫어합시다	[시러합씨다]	sireohapsida
let’s … (casual)-자	싫어하자	[시러하자]	sireohaja
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라	싫어해라	[시러해라]	sireohaera

Connecting
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
… and-고	싫어하고	[시러하고]	sireohago
… so / and then-아/어서	싫어해서	[시러해서]	sireohaeseo
if …-(으)면	싫어하면	[시러하면]	sireohamyeon
… but-지만	싫어하지만	[시러하지만]	sireohajiman
because …-(으)니까	싫어하니까	[시러하니까]	sireohanikka
… and / but (background)-는데	싫어하는데	[시러하는데]	sireohaneunde
even if …-아/어도	싫어해도	[시러해도]	sireohaedo
while …-(으)면서	싫어하면서	[시러하면서]	sireohamyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고	싫어하려고	[시러하려고]	sireoharyeogo
(go) to …-(으)러	싫어하러	[시러하러]	sireohareo
before …-기 전에	싫어하기 전에	[시러하기 저네]	sireohagi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에	싫어한 후에	[시러한 후에]	sireohan hue

Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
(that) … now-는	싫어하는	[시러하는]	sireohaneun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ	싫어한	[시러한]	sireohan
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ	싫어할	[시러할]	sireohal

Useful patterns
Form	Korean	Sounds like	Romanized
I want to …-고 싶어요	싫어하고 싶어요	[시러하고 시퍼요]	sireohago sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요	싫어할 수 있어요	[시러할 쑤 이써요]	sireohal su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요	싫어할 수 없어요	[시러할 쑤 업써요]	sireohal su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요	싫어해야 해요	[시러해야 해요]	sireohaeya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요	싫어해도 돼요	[시러해도 돼요]	sireohaedo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요	싫어하면 안 돼요	[시러하면 안 돼요]	sireohamyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기	싫어하기	[시러하기]	sireohagi

How 싫어하다 changes

Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 싫어해요, 싫어했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 싫어합니다, 싫어하면.

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Questions

How do you say “dislike” in Korean?

“To dislike” is 싫어하다 (sireohada), pronounced [시러하다]. In a sentence: 저는 매운 음식을 싫어해요. — I don’t like spicy food.

What is the past tense of 싫어하다?

싫어했어요 (sireohaesseoyo) is the polite past tense of 싫어하다 (“to dislike”). Formal: 싫어했습니다; casual: 싫어했어.

How do you say 싫어하다 politely?

Everyday polite: 싫어해요 (sireohaeyo). Formal: 싫어합니다. Casual, with close friends: 싫어해.

How do you say “I want to dislike” in Korean?

싫어하고 싶어요 (sireohago sipeoyo), pronounced [시러하고 시퍼요].

Is 싫어하다 irregular?

No. Every 하다 word works the same way: 하 + 여 becomes 해 → 싫어해요, 싫어했어요. With other endings 하 stays as it is: 싫어합니다, 싫어하면.

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Forms follow 한글 맞춤법 (Korean spelling rules); pronunciation follows 표준 발음법 and romanization follows 국어의 로마자 표기법 (Revised Romanization). Last updated October 16, 2026. How we check