V-고 싶다 — to want

-고 싶다 expresses the wish or hope of the speaker and corresponds to 'want to' in English. -고 싶다 is added to verb stems.

If the subject is in the first or second person, then -고 싶다 is used, but when the subject is in the third person, then -고 싶어하다 is used.

Details

1. When the subject is in the third person, -고 싶어하다 is used.

에릭 씨는 자동차를 사고 싶어요. ✕

2. Although -고 싶다 cannot be added directly to adjectives, if -아/어지다 is first added to an adjective, making it a verb, then -고 싶다 can be used.

날씬하고 싶어요. ✕

3. -고 싶다 can be combined with the particles -을/를 and -이/가.

가족이 보고 싶어요. ✓

I want to see my family.

가족을 보고 싶어요. ✓

I want to see my family.

Used to express a desire or wish to do something.