-었으면 하다

Korean Etymology ko -었- -으면 하다 past-tense marker if conditional marker to do; to say y: "to say [what] if... had/were...". Pronunciation Suffix -었--으면 하다 to wish; to hope; to want ko 나-는 아들-이 나-를 따라 교수-가 됐-으면 했는데 뜻-대로 되지 않았다. I had hoped that my son would follow my footsteps to become a professor, but it did not end up as I intended. ko 너-가 좀 더 아팠-으면 해. I want you to be in a little more pain. Conjugation