사랑하다

saranghada · TOPIK 1

to love

💍 사랑 (sarang, love) + 하다 (hada, to do) = to do love

Korean builds many verbs by adding 하다 (to do) to a noun. 사랑 is the noun love, so 사랑하다 is literally to do love. Sound hook: sarang rhymes with sarong, a wrap that hugs you close, the way love does.

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