싶다

In a sentence

• 나는 아이스크림을 먹고 싶다.

  I want to eat ice cream.

  Here, '싶다' indicates a desire or want to perform an action. It is attached to the verb '먹다' (to eat) through the connective '-고' to form '먹고 싶다' (want to eat).

• 저는 새로운 친구를 사귀고 싶어요.

  I want to make new friends.

  In this sentence, '싶다' conveys a wish or intention to do something. The verb '사귀다' (to make friends) is followed by '-고 싶다' (want to make). The polite ending '어요' is used for a formal and courteous tone.

• 여행을 가고 싶지 않아요.

  I do not want to travel.

  Here, '싶다' expresses a lack of desire when negated using '않아요'. Combining '가다' (to go) with '-고 싶다' forms '가고 싶다' (want to go), and adding the negation creates '가고 싶지 않아요' (do not want to go).