-아/어하다

-아/어하다 turns a feeling adjective (기쁘다, 무섭다…) into a verb that describes how someone else feels or behaves.

감정·희망Feelings, hopes & regrets

Han: For another person's feeling use the verb 싫어하다 with an object (를).

Examples

제 동생은 개를 무서워해요.My younger sibling is afraid of dogs.

친구가 시험에 떨어져서 슬퍼해요.My friend is sad because they failed the exam.

아이들이 선물을 받고 기뻐했어요.The children were happy when they got presents.

A(feeling)+아하다/어하다/해하다

좋다 → 좋아하다, 무섭다 → 무서워하다, 슬프다 → 슬퍼하다

Use the adjective for your own feelings (저는 무서워요) and -아/어하다 for others (동생이 무서워해요).
As a verb it takes an object with 을/를: 개를 무서워해요.

Wrong: ~~언니는 벌레가 싫어요.~~

Right: 언니는 벌레를 싫어해요.

For another person's feeling use the verb 싫어하다 with an object (를).

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