Korean Verbs - Overview

Importance of Korean Verbs

• Korean verbs are vital for sentence structure.
• Memorizing different verbs enhances language proficiency.

Verbs Structure

• Typically listed with -다 added to stems in dictionaries.

Classifications

• Active
• Descriptive
• Existential
• Copulas

Common Korean Verbs

• Essential for communication.
• Examples:
  • To go: 가다 (gada)
  • To sleep: 자다 (jada)
  • To eat: 먹다 (meokda)

Basic Korean Verbs

• Fundamental for beginners.
• Examples:
  • To do: 하다 (hada)
  • To come: 오다 (oda)
  • To see: 보다 (boda)

Korean Verbs List

• Extensive list covering various actions such as walking, teaching, carrying.

Regular Korean Verbs

• Conjugation involves removing -다 and adding appropriate endings.

Conjugation Patterns

• Consider the last vowel of the verb.
• Adjust based on tense and speech levels.

Present Tense Examples

• To go: 가요
• To sleep: 자요

Past Tense Examples

• To go: 갔어요
• To eat: 먹었어요

Irregular Korean Verbs

• Known as 불규칙 동사.
• Change forms based on specific batchim endings.

To Do in Korean

• 하다 (hada) is a regular verb often used with nouns to form verbs.

Korean Adjectives

• Known as 형용사.
• Modify nouns, describe qualities or states.

Adjectives List

• To be happy: 기쁘다 (gippeuda)
• To be sad: 슬프다 (seulpeuda)

Descriptive Verbs

• Function similar to adjectives, describe states or qualities.

Passive Verbs

• Called 피동사.
• Formed using specific suffixes (-되, -돼, etc.).

Korean Verb Tenses

• Present, past, future tenses, along with progressive and perfect.

Tenses in Korean

• Present: 현재 시제
• Past: 과거 시제
• Future: 미래 시제

FAQs

• Conjugation tips for present and past tenses.
• Levels of politeness and forming negative sentences.