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Korean

Conjugation
How to Use Verbs & Adjectives

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Korean Conjugation – How to

use Verbs & Adjectives

From: Korean Conjugation – How to Use Verbs & Adjectives

What is Korean conjugation?

Korean conjugations in Korean grammar determine the meaning, tense,


tone, and mood of sentences.
For example, let’s say you’re going to use the verb “go” in a sentence. The
base form is in Korean is:
Base Form: 가다 (gada) – to go
However, you need to change it to the present tense.
Conjugated Korean verb: 저는 가요 (I go)
We’ve added 저는 (“I”) as the subject, and then conjugated 가다 (to go).
However, unlike in any other language, Korean grammar takes
conjugation to another level. Conjugations in Korean aren’t limited to
verbs. Other parts of speech such as adjectives can be conjugated.

Are Korean conjugation rules different for verbs and

adjectives?

Most of the conjugation rules for Korean verbs also apply to adjectives.
Once you learn the Korean verb conjugation rules, it’ll be easy to
conjugate adjectives.
This series goes all the way up to the lower intermediate level, so it’s
good for anybody studying Korean for the long haul. Although the
lessons are very clear, it works best if you have a tutor to help you when
using it.

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How many conjugations are there in Korean?

There are 40 basic verb endings but there are over 400 verb endings
when all are combined.

Korean verb endings


These are a few of the common Korean verb endings you can use for
verb conjugation.
입니다, 이에요 or 예요 – Is, am, are
있다 – To have, To exist and
없다 – Not to have, To not exist
~지 않아요 – Don’t
~지 않았어요 – Didn’t
~지 않을 거예요 – Won’t
~지 못 해요 –Can’t
~지 했어요 – Couldn’t
~지 할 거예요 – Won’t be able to

Korean Present Tense


When expressing verbs in the present, the Korean verb conjugation used
are 아요 or 어요 and ᄇ니다 or 습니다.

Korean Past Tense


When expressing verbs in the past, the Korean verb conjugation used
are the 았어요 and 었어요.

Korean Future Tense


The Korean verb conjugation used for future tense is the 겠어요 and (으)
ᄅ 거예요.

Korean verb conjugator


If you want to easily make a verb conjugation, you can use a Korean verb
conjugator.

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How do you conjugate verbs in Korean?

Korean verb conjugation is pretty easy to do. All you need to do is to drop
the 다 verb endings from the verb stem and then add the appropriate
verb endings. The correct verb endings to be used when conjugating
verbs are determined by the nal or last vowel after dropping the 다 verb
endings from the verb stem.

What ’s the common Korean verb conjugation?

The common Korean verb conjugation is the use of 아요 and 어요 which


gives the Korean verb its polite and present tense form.
Let’s use the verbs 자다 and 먹다 as an example. These 2 verbs are both
in their verb stem form.
As mentioned earlier, conjugations of verbs in Korean happens by
dropping the 다 verb endings from the verb stem.
For the verbs 자다 and 먹다, we’ll need to drop the 다 verb endings which
will make them:
자다 → 자
먹다 → 먹
If the nal or last vowel after dropping 다 is either ㅏ or ㅗ, you’ll use 아요.
But if the nal or last vowel after dropping 다 is ㅓ, ㅣ, or ㅜ, you’ll use 어
요. So for the 2 example verbs above, they’ll become
자 → 자요
먹 → 먹어요

How important is it to learn Korean Conjugation?

When learning the Korean language particularly the Korean grammar,


Korean verb conjugation is very important to learn. As mentioned earlier,
it sets the tense, tone, and meaning of your sentences which are
basically all essential elements you’ll need when communicating.

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Common Korean conjugations

In this part of the lesson, we’ll be showing the different conjugations for 2
of the commonly used Korean verb 보다 and 만들다.
보다 and 만들다 are the dictionary form of the verbs “to watch or to see”
and “to make”. They both are made up of a verb stem and a 다 ending.

Conjugating 보다 (boda) “to watch/see”

Korean Romanization English Tone

봐 bwa I see Informal

봐요 bwayo I see (Present Polite/Neutral


Tense)

봅니다 bomnida I see Formal

봤어 bwasseo I saw Informal

봤어요 bwasseoyo I saw (Past Polite/Neutral


Tense)

봤습니다 bwasseumnida I saw Formal

볼 거야 bol geoya Will see Informal

볼 거예요 bol geoyeyo Will see (Future Polite/Neutral


Tense)

볼 겁니다 bol geomnnida Will see Formal

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The verb 보다 (boda) can also take other forms of conjugation. Let’s
take a look at the table below to get familiar with them.

Korean Romanization English Tone

봐라 bwara See! Informal


Command

보세요 boseyo See! Polite


Command

보자 boja Let's see Informal/Neutral

봅시다 bopsida Let's see Polite/Formal

봐야 해요 bwaya haeyo Must see Neutral/Polite

봐야 합니다 bwaya Must see formal


hamnida

보고 싶어 bogo sipeo Want to see Informal

보고 싶어요 bogo sipeoyo Want to see Neutral/Polite

보고 싶지 않아 bogo sipji ana Don't want to Informal


see

보고 싶지 않아 bogo sipji Don't want to Neutral/Polite


요 anayo see

보고 있어 bogo isseo Am/are/is Informal


seeing

보고 있어요 bogo isseoyo Am/are/is Neutral/Polite


seeing

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Conjugating 만들다 (mandeulda) “to make”

Korean Romanization English Tone

만들어 mandeureo I make Informal

만듭니다 mandeumnida I make Formal

만들었어 mandeureosseo I made Informal

만들 거야 mandeul geoya Will make Informal

The verb 만들다 (mandeulda) can also take other forms of conjugation.

Korean Romanization English Tone

만들어라 mandeureora Make! Informal


Command

만듭시다 mandeupsida Let's make Polite/Formal

만들 수 있어요 mandeul su Can make Neutral/Polite


isseoyo

만들 수 없어요 mandeul su Cannot make Neutral/Polite


eopseoyo

만들어야 해 mandeureoya Must make Informal


hae

만들고 싶어 mandeulgo Want to make Informal


sipeo

만들고 싶지 않 mandeulgo sipji Don't want to Informal


아 ana make

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