좋다
jota
to be good
Part of speech · descriptive verb (adjective)
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
좋
ㅈjinitial+ㅗomedial+ㅎhfinal
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 날씨가 정말 좋아요.The weather is really nice.
- 이 노래가 좋아요.I like this song.
Collocations
날씨가 좋다기분이 좋다사이가 좋다
Mnemonic
jota "to be good" is spelled with a final -h in the stem joh-, which is silent at the end (heard as jo-ta). Note the difference from the verb joahada "to like": jota describes a thing, joahada describes the liker.
Quick check
What is the difference between jota and joahada?