았/었으면 좋겠다

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Person's wish or hope

Hope, want

Expresses a person's wish or hope about something that has yet to be realized.

Example

따뜻한 봄에 결혼했으면 좋겠어요.

It would be nice to get married in the warm spring.
친구들하고 스키장에 갈거예요. 방학이 빨리 왔으면 좋겠어요.

I plan to go skiing with my friends. I wish vacation would come sooner.
차가 있었으면 좋겠어요.

I wish I had a car.
크리스마스에 눈이 왔으면 좋겠어요.

I hope it snows on Christmas.

았/었으면 하다 can also be used, but 았/었으면 좋겠다 indicates a stronger degree of hope or desire.

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