Conjugation Reviewer by Cami Teaches Korean - V2

CONJUGATION REVIEWER
INTRODUCTION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONJUGATION REVIEWER.........................................................................................................1
TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................... 2
TERMS TO KNOW.................................................................................................................. 3
CONSONANTS & VOWELS..............................................................................................3
BATCHIM 받침...................................................................................................................5
CONJUGATION................................................................................................................. 5
DICTIONARY FORM & STEM...........................................................................................5
REGULAR VERBS: Simple Present Tense-Polite
아요 / 어요 / 해요.....................................................................................................................6
Rule #1 아요...................................................................................................................... 6
Rule #2 어요...................................................................................................................... 9
Rule #3 해요.................................................................................................................... 11
IRREGULAR VERBS.............................................................................................................14
‘ㅡ’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 15
‘르’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 18
‘ㄹ’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 21
‘ㅂ’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 25
‘ㄷ’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 28
‘ㅎ’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 31
‘ㅅ’ Irregular Verbs........................................................................................................... 36
ENDING REMARKS.............................................................................................................. 39
PRACTICE ANSWERS......................................................................................................... 40
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TERMS TO KNOW
CONSONANTS & VOWELS

Hangul 한글 is the Korean alphabet. The alphabet has vowels and consonants and because
first-time learners cannot read the Korean alphabet without a guide we use romanization to
help us read it. The following chart for consonants and vowels is only a guide and not a
rule. This is not a Hangul reviewer so only use this to guide you to read.
BASIC CONSONANTS
ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ
Initial g n d r m b s/sh j
sound
Final k n t l m p t ng t
Sound
ASPIRATED CONSONANTS
ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ
Initial sound ch k t p h
Final Sound t k t p t
TENSE CONSONANTS
ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ
Initial sound kk tt pp ss jj
Final Sound k t p t t
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MIXED FINAL CONSONANTS (These only exist as a Batchim 받침 not initial)
ㄳ ㄵ ㄶ ㄺ ㄻ ㄼ ㄽ ㄾ ㄿ ㅀ ㅄ
Final
k n n k m l l l p l p
sound
BASIC VOWELS
VOWELS
ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ ㅔ ㅐ
Sound a eo o u eu i e ae
value
The sound of ㅔ and ㅐ sound nearly identical so it’s close to ‘e’ in ‘bed’
“Y” VOWELS
ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ ㅖ ㅒ
Sound ya yeo yo yu ye yae
value
The sound of ㅖ and ㅒ sound nearly identical so it’s close to ‘ye’ in ‘yeti’
“W” VOWELS
ㅘ ㅝ ㅟ ㅢ ㅚ ㅙ ㅞ
Sound wa wo wi ui oe wae we
value
The sound of ㅚ, ㅙ, ㅞ sound nearly identical so it’s close to ‘we’ in ‘wet’
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BATCHIM 받침
This is the lower consonant of a syllable. Example: 방 [bang], the batchim is ‘ㅇ’ consonant
because it is the lower consonant of the syllable.
CONJUGATION
Conjugation means the change in a verb (or adjective) form to adjust the tense, mood,
voice or person. Conjugation does not only apply for present tense but for other grammar
forms. In Korean, conjugation applies to all verbs and adjectives with the grammar you
apply to it.
DICTIONARY FORM & STEM

Verbs and adjectives before they are conjugated to present, past, future tense, and other
grammar forms, they start with the dictionary form which consists of the STEM + 다. To get
the stem of the verb or adjective just remove 다 from the dictionary form.
English translation Korean [romanization] Stem
VERB To do 하다 [ha-da] 하
VERB To eat 먹다 [meok-da] 먹
VERB To drink 마시다 [ma-shi-da] 마시
ADJECTIVE To be pretty 예쁘다 [ye-ppeu-da] 예쁘
ADJECTIVE To be big 크다 [keu-da] 크
ADJECTIVE To be small 작다 [jak-da] 작

If the verb is already conjugated to a 습니다/ㅂ니다 present tense-formal like 갑니다, 합니다,
입니다 … this is not the dictionary form!!
갑니다 ‘go’ , the dictionary form is 가다 which applied the ㅂ니다 present tense-formal
합니다 ‘do’ , the dictionary form is 하다 which applied the ㅂ니다 present tense-formal
입니다 ‘is/are/am’ , the dictionary form is 이다 which applied the ㅂ니다 present tense-formal
It’s better to start learning verbs and adjectives’ dictionary form and learn conjugations after.
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REGULAR VERBS: Simple Present Tense-Polite
아요 / 어요 / 해요
The following rules for simple present tense-polite is for conjugating REGULAR VERBS. Let’s
learn some of the most common regular verbs first and how to conjugate them properly
before we learn the Irregular verbs.
Rule #1 아요
The verb or adjective stem ends with ㅏ or ㅗ vowel (regardless if it has a batchim/lower
consonant or not) add 아요
가다 받다 오다 높다
가 받 오 높
가 + 아요 받 + 아요 오 + 아요 높 + 아요
① When the stem ends with ㅏ and does not have a batchim, remove the extra 아
Korean English Simple present tense polite
가다 To go 가아요 → 가요
자다 To sleep 자아요 → 자요
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② When the stem ends with ㅗ and does not have batchim, ㅗ + ㅏ makes ㅘ
오다 To come 오아요 → 와요
보다 To see; watch 보아요 → 봐요
③ When the stem ends with ㅏ or ㅗ vowel and has a batchim, just add 아요.
받다 To receive 받아요
높다 To be high 높아요
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PRACTICE: RULE #1 아요
Korean English Simple present tense
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타다 To ride
2
사다 To buy
3
살다 To live
4
작다 To be small
5
좁다 To be narrow
6
좋다 To be good; to be liked
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박다 To hammer; to hit
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싸다 To be cheap
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비싸다 To be expensive
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만나다 To meet
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Rule #2 어요
The verb or adjective stem ends with a vowel except ㅏ, ㅗ (regardless if it has a
batchim/lower consonant or not) add 어요
주다 보내다 마시다 먹다
주 보내 마시 먹
주 + 어요 보내 + 어요 마시 + 어요 먹 + 어요
① When the stem ends with ㅓ,ㅕ,ㅐ and without a batchim, remove the extra 어
서다 To stand 서어요 → 서요
보내다 To send 보내어요 → 보내요
켜다 To turn on 켜어요 → 켜요
② When the stem ends with ㅜ and without a batchim, ㅜ + ㅓ makes ㅝ
주다 To give 주어요 → 줘요
바꾸다 To change 바꾸어요 → 바꿔요
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③ When the stem ends with ㅣ and without a batchim, ㅣ + ㅓ makes ㅕ
마시다 To drink 마시어요 → 마셔요
기다리다 To wait 기다리어요 → 기다려요
④ When the stem has a vowel except ㅏ, ㅗ (with or without a batchim), just add
어요
먹다 To eat 먹어요
읽다 To read 읽어요
쉬다 To rest 쉬어요
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PRACTICE: RULE #2 어요
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버리다 To throw away
2
추다 To dance
3
치다 To hit
4
배우다 To learn
5
두다 To put; to leave it
6
넣다 To put; to insert
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있다 To have; to exist
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없다 To not have; to not exist
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지내다 To live; to spend life
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늘다 To grow; to increase
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Rule #3 해요
The stem ends with a 하 syllable, add 여요. 하여요 is contracted to 해요. For easier
conjugation, verbs or adjectives that have 하다 is replaced with 해요.
하다 일하다
하 일하
하 + 여요 일하 + 여요
하여요 → 해요 일하여요 → 일해요
하다 To do 해요
일하다 To work 일해요
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PRACTICE: RULE #3 해요
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운동하다 To exercise
2
요리하다 To cook
3
전화하다 To call
4
수영하다 To swim
5
행복하다 To be happy
6
좋아하다 To like
7
싫어하다 To dislike; to hate
8
따뜻하다 To be warm
9
운전하다 To drive
10
여행하다 To travel
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IRREGULAR VERBS
There are seven (7) Irregular verb conjugations.
‘ㅡ’ Irregular
‘르’ Irregular
‘ㄹ’ Irregular
‘ㅂ’ Irregular
‘ㄷ’ Irregular
‘ㅎ’ Irregular
‘ㅅ’ Irregular
“How do I know if a verb is regular or irregular?” - by memorizing them. Unfortunately, even

Native Koreans have a difficult time to tell a non-Native speaker which verb or adjective is
regular or irregular because they just know by memory and instinct.
The only way for us non-Natives to know a REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERB is to
MEMORIZE THEM AND PRACTICE CONJUGATING. If you don’t practice, then it will always
be difficult. The more you practice, the better you will memorize them.
This reviewer will help you cover the most basic irregular verbs to guide you.
We will learn how to conjugate the simple present tense-polite (아요/어요) and a few other
common grammar rules for these irregular verbs
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‘ㅡ’ Irregular Verbs
When the verb or adjective stem ends with a ‘ㅡ’ vowel without a batchim, remove the ㅡ
vowel and add either 아요 or 어요.
크다 나쁘다 예쁘다
크 나쁘 예쁘
ㅋ 나ㅃ 예ㅃ
ㅋ + 어요 나ㅃ + 아요 예ㅃ + 어요
커요 나빠요 예뻐요
① When the stem ends with ㅡ and does not have a batchim and does not have
syllable before it, we add ㅓ요 to the remaining consonant
Conjugating English Simple present tense polite
크다 To be big ㅋ + ㅓ요 → 커요
크
ㅋ
끄다 To turn off ㄲ + ㅓ요 → 꺼요
끄
ㄲ
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② When the stem ends with ㅡ and does not have a batchim and the syllable before
it has ㅏ or ㅗ vowel, we add ㅏ요 to the last consonant. We follow Rule #1 of simple
present tense.
나쁘다 To be bad 나ㅃ + ㅏ요 → 나빠요

나쁘
나ㅃ
고프다 To be 고ㅍ + ㅏ요 → 고파요
고프 hungry
고ㅍ
③ When the stem ends with ㅡ and does not have a batchim and the syllable before
has any other vowel except ㅏ or ㅗ, we add ㅓ요 to the last consonant. We follow
Rule #2 of simple present tense.
예쁘다 To be pretty 예ㅃ + ㅓ요 → 예뻐요

예쁘
예ㅃ
기쁘다 To be pleased 기ㅃ + ㅓ요 → 기뻐요

기쁘
기ㅃ
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PRACTICE: ‘ㅡ’ IRREGULAR
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바쁘다 To be busy
2
아프다 To be in pain
3
쓰다 To write; to use; to
be bitter; to wear
(put on head/face)
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‘르’ Irregular Verbs
Earlier you learned about the ‘ㅡ’ Irregular verbs. Now there are ‘르’ Irregular verbs which
have a different conjugation. Make sure to read the whole stem properly!
When the verb or adjective stem ends with a 르 syllable without a batchim, remove the ㅡ
vowel, add ㄹ to the batchim to make a double ㄹㄹ, then you either add 아요 or 어요
모르다 부르다
모르 부르
모ㄹ 부ㄹ
몰ㄹ 불ㄹ
몰ㄹ + 아요 불ㄹ + 어요
몰라요 불러요
① When The syllable before 르 has any other vowel exceptㅏ or ㅗ vowel, we add
ㅓ요 to the last consonant. We follow Rule #2 of simple present tense.
모르다 To not know 몰ㄹ + ㅏ요 → 몰라요

모르 remove ㅡ
모ㄹ add ㄹ
몰ㄹ
빠르다 To be fast 빨ㄹ + ㅏ요 → 빨라요

빠르 remove ㅡ
빠ㄹ add ㄹ
빨ㄹ
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② When The syllable before 르 has ㅏ or ㅗ vowel, we add ㅏ요 to the last
consonant. We follow Rule #2 of simple present tense.
부르다 To call 불ㄹ + ㅓ요 → 불러요

부르 remove ㅡ someone; to
부ㄹ add ㄹ sing
불ㄹ
기르다 To grow; to 길ㄹ + ㅓ요 → 길러요

기르 remove ㅡ raise
기ㄹ add ㄹ
길ㄹ
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PRACTICE: ‘르’ IRREGULAR
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다르다 To be different
2
자르다 To cut; to slice
3
누르다 To press; to push
down
4
서투르다 To be clumsy; to
be unskilled
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찌르다 To stab; to
pierce; to poke
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지르다 To yell; to shout
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마르다 To be dry
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‘ㄹ’ Irregular Verbs
Now we will learn about conjugating verbs or adjectives that have the ‘ㄹ’ batchim in the
last syllable of the stem.
① When we conjugate to simple present tense-polite 아요/어요 or other grammar

that use 아/어 like 아서/어서 (‘because’) or 았/었 (past tense), etc. the ‘ㄹ’ batchim
verbs and adjectives have no changes and we conjugate normally.
Simple present Reason/Cause Past tense

tense-polite ‘because’ 았/었
아요/어요 아서/어서 만들다
살다 놀다 만들
살 놀 만들 + 었 + 어요
살 + 아요 놀 + 아서 만들었어요
살아요 놀아서
However, simple present tense-polite is not the only grammar form in Korean.
② When we apply other grammar forms that start with a ㄴ,ㅂ,ㅅ or begin with 으
such as: (으)세요, ㅂ니다/습니다, (으)ㄹ까요, etc. the ‘ㄹ’ is removed and the stem acts
like a vowel ending so you attach the one for vowel endings. This is when it
becomes irregular.
Imperative command Simple present Propositive suggestion

‘Please…’ tense-Formal ‘Shall…’
(으)세요 ㅂ니가/습니다 (으)ㄹ까요
살다 놀다 만들다
살 놀 만들
사 노 만드
사 + 세요 노 + ㅂ니다 만드 + ㄹ까요
사세요 놉니다 만들까요
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PRACTICE 1: ‘ㄹ’ IRREGULAR
Korean + English Grammar Rule How to conjugate
Ex. 살다 FUTURE TENSE 살다

To live (으)ㄹ 거예요 살
‘will…’ 사
사 + ㄹ 거예요
살 거예요
1 FUTURE TENSE
놀다
(으)ㄹ 거예요
To play; to ‘will…’
hang out
2 FUTURE TENSE
만들다
(으)ㄹ 거예요
To make ‘will…’
3 FUTURE TENSE
팔다
(으)ㄹ 거예요
To sell ‘will…’
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Ex. 살다 COMMAND 살다
To live (으)세요 살
‘please…’ 사
사 + 세요
사세요
1 COMMAND
놀다
(으)세요
To play; to ‘please…’
hang out
2 COMMAND
만들다
(으)세요
To make ‘please…’
3 COMMAND
팔다
(으)세요
To sell ‘please…’
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Ex. 살다 PRESENT 살다
To live TENSE-FORMAL 살
ㅂ니다/습니다 사
사 + ㅂ니다
삽니다
1 PRESENT
놀다
TENSE-FORMAL
To play; to ㅂ니다/습니다
hang out
2 PRESENT
만들다
TENSE-FORMAL
To make ㅂ니다/습니다
3 PRESENT
팔다
TENSE-FORMAL
To sell ㅂ니다/습니다
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‘ㅂ’ Irregular Verbs
Now we will learn about conjugating verbs or adjectives that have the ‘ㅂ’ batchim in the
Some people get confused with ‘ㅂ’ Irregular conjugation because some verbs and adjectives
remain regular and some are irregular. This is where you need to memorize the ones which
are REGULAR and IRREGULAR.
① REGULAR ‘ㅂ’ - These are the verbs which are regular are just follow the same
conjugation rules for regular verbs (refer back to the REGULAR VERBS simple
present tense-polite)
입다 To wear 입어요
좁다 To be narrow 좁아요
씹다 To chew 씹어요
잡다 To catch; to hold 잡아요
② IRREGULAR ‘ㅂ’ - When the ‘ㅂ’ verb or adjective is irregular, remove the ㅂ and
add 우. For simple present tense-polite, 우 + 어요 contracts to 워요. Except for *돕다
(to help) and *곱다 (to be lovely), remove ㅂ and add 오 + 아요 which contracts to
와요.
덥다 춥다 *돕다 *곱다
덥 춥 돕 곱
더 추 도 고
더우 추우 도오 고오
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더우 + 어요 추우 + 어요 도오 + 아요 고오 + 아요
덥다 To be hot 더우 + 어요 → 더워요
덥 remove ㅂ
더 add 우
더우
춥다 To be cold 추우 + 어요 → 추워요
춥 remove ㅂ
추 add 우
추우
돕다 To help 도오 + 아요 → 도와요
돕 remove ㅂ
도 add 오
도오
곱다 To be lovely 고오 + 아요 → 고와요
곱 remove ㅂ
고 add 오
고오
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PRACTICE: ‘ㅂ’ IRREGULAR
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맵다 To be spicy
2
아름답다 To be beautiful
3
무겁다 To be heavy
4
가볍다 To be light
5
더럽다 To be dirty
6
쉽다 To be easy
7
어렵다 To be difficult
8
가깝다 To be near
9
뜨겁다 To be hot (by touch)
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차갑다 To be cold (by
touch)
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접다 To fold
(regular verb)
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뽑다 To pull out; to
(regular verb)
extract
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‘ㄷ’ Irregular Verbs
Now we will learn about conjugating verbs or adjectives that have the ‘ㄷ’ batchim in the
‘ㄷ’ Irregular conjugation also comes with exceptions because like ‘ㅂ’ Irregular there are
some verbs and adjectives which remain regular. Again, this is where you need to memorize
the ones which are REGULAR and IRREGULAR.
① REGULAR ‘ㄷ’ - These are the verbs which are regular are just follow the same
conjugation rules for regular verbs (refer back to the REGULAR VERBS simple
present tense-polite)
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닫다 To close 닫아요
2
받다 To be narrow 받아요
3
믿다 To believe 믿어요
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② IRREGULAR ‘ㄷ’ - When the ‘ㄷ’ verb is irregular, we change batchim ‘ㄷ’ to ‘ㄹ’
when conjugating with a grammar form that begins with a ‘ㅇ’ no sound consonant
(e.g. -아요/어요, -으세요, -았/었, -을 거예요, -으면, 을래요, etc.)
듣다 걷다
듣 걷
ㄷ→ㄹ ㄷ→ㄹ
들 걸
들 + 어요 걸 + 어요
듣다 To listen 들 + 어요 → 들어요
듣
ㄷ→ㄹ
들
걷다 To walk 걸 + 어요 → 걸어요
걷
ㄷ→ㄹ
걸
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PRACTICE: ‘ㄷ’ IRREGULAR
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묻다 To ask
2
싣다 To load (in something)
3
깨닫다 To realize
4
받다 To receive
(regular verb)
5
묻다 To bury
(regular verb)
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얻다 To gain
(regular verb)
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‘ㅎ’ Irregular Verbs
Now we will learn about conjugating verbs or adjectives that have the ‘ㅎ’ batchim in the
Similar to ‘ㅂ’ and ‘ㄷ’ Irregular, we also have verbs and adjectives that have a ‘ㅎ’ batchim
which are REGULAR and IRREGULAR.
① REGULAR ‘ㅎ’ - These are the verbs and adjectives which are regular that just
follow the same conjugation rules for regular verbs (refer back to the REGULAR
VERBS simple present tense-polite)
좋다 To be good; to be liked 좋아요
낳다 To bear; to give birth 낳아요
Got it? Great! Let’s continue to the complex part!
Below are the ‘ㅎ’ Irregular and you will notice that they are adjectives. The ‘ㅎ’ Irregular
becomes complex because the rules change depending on the grammar form you
conjugate with. So, let’s break it down some more.
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② IRREGULAR ‘ㅎ’ for grammar beginning with 으 (e.g. 으세요, 으면, 을까요?,etc.)
remove the ‘ㅎ’ batchim and conjugate with stem now a vowel ending stem.
Declarative possibility Declarative possibility Declarative possibility

‘If…’ ‘If…’ ‘If…’
(으)면 (으)면 (으)면
까맣다 그렇다 하얗다
까맣 그렇 하얗
까마 그러 하야
까마 + 면 그러 + 면 하야 + 면
Conjugating English Declarative possibility ‘If…’
까맣다 To be black 까마 + 면 → 까마면

까맣
까마
그렇다 To be like that 그러 + 면 → 그러면

그렇
그러
하얗다 To be white 하야 + 면 → 하야면

하얗
하야
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③ IRREGULAR ‘ㅎ’ for grammar beginning with 아/어 (e.g. 아요/어요, 았/었,
아서/어서,etc.) remove the ‘ㅎ’ batchim, add an ㅣ vowel to the end which will
change the vowel entirely.
This may be a confusing rule so let’s make it simple.
ㅏ + ㅣ= ㅐ ㅓ + ㅣ= ㅐ ㅑ + ㅣ= ㅒ
가+l=개 러+ㅣ=래 야+ㅣ=얘
Got it? Now, we apply it to our examples.
Simple present Simple present Simple present

tense-polite tense-polite tense-polite
아요/어요 아요/어요 아요/어요
까맣다 그렇다 하얗다
까맣 그렇 하얗
까마 그러 하야
까마 + ㅣ 그러 + ㅣ 하야 + ㅣ
까매 그래 하얘
까맣다 To be black 까매 + 어요 → 까매요

까맣
까마
까마 + ㅣ
까매
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그렇다 To be like that 그래 + 어요 → 그래요
그렇
그러
그러 + ㅣ
그래
하얗다 To be white 하얘 + 어요 → 하얘요

하얗
하야
하야 + ㅣ
하얘
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PRACTICE: ‘ㅎ’ IRREGULAR
Korean English Simple present Declarative

tense possibility
-아요/어요 -으면
Ex
그렇다 To be like that 그래요 그러면
1
노랗다 To be yellow
2
파랗다 To be blue
3
빨갛다 To be red
4
이렇다 To be like this
5
저렇다 To be that way
6
어떻다 To be how; To be
like what
7
넣다 To put
(regular
verb)
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‘ㅅ’ Irregular Verbs
Now we will learn about conjugating verbs or adjectives that have the ‘ㅅ’ batchim in the
I think you have realized by now that REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs exist so let’s check
out the ones with ‘ㅅ’ batchim.
① REGULAR ‘ㅅ’ - These are the verbs and adjectives which are regular that just
follow the same conjugation rules for regular verbs (refer back to the REGULAR
VERBS simple present tense-polite)
씻다 To wash 씻어요
벗다 To take off; to undress 벗어요
② IRREGULAR ‘ㅅ’ for grammar beginning with a ‘ㅇ’ consonant (e.g. 아요/어요,
았/었, 으세요, 으면, 을까요?,etc.) remove the ‘ㅅ’ batchim and conjugate with stem as
if it’s still a consonant ending stem.
짓다 낫다
짓 낫
지 나
지 + 어요 나 + 아요
짓다 To build; to 지 + 어요 → 지어요
(we do not contract 지어요 to
짓 name; to
져요 like regular verbs)
지 write
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낫다 To be cured; 나 + 아요 → 나아요
(we do not contract 나아요 to
낫 to be better
나요 like regular verbs)
나
If the grammar starts with an 으 like 을 거예요, 으세요, 으면, 을까요, etc. even if we remove
the ‘ㅅ’ in the batchim, the stem will act like it ends with a consonant.
Declarative possibility Future tense-polite

‘If…’ ‘will’
으면 을 거예요
낫다 짓다
낫 짓
나 지
나 + 으면 지 + 을 거예요
나으면 지을 거예요
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PRACTICE 1: ‘ㅅ’ IRREGULAR
Korean English Simple present

tense-polite
-아요/어요
1
잇다 To connect; to link
2
긋다 To draw (a line)
3
젓다 To stir; To whip
4
붓다 To swell; To pour
5
웃다 To laugh
(regular verb)
Korean English Future tense-polite

을 거예요
1
잇다 To connect; to link
2
긋다 To draw (a line)
3
젓다 To stir; To whip
4
붓다 To swell; To pour
5
웃다 To laugh
(regular verb)
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ENDING REMARKS
You did it! You completed the CONJUGATION REVIEWER! I hope you find this conjugation
reviewer helpful and that it helps you in your Korean language studies. This reviewer was
not meant to be a complete grammar book that has all the grammar rules with examples
and translations. This is only meant to guide a learner in conjugation rules which can be
difficult to master without practice. Now you are aware that conjugation is just changing
the verb or adjective with the grammar and following the rules.
This is just the beginning to reviewers I plan to create and there will be more reviewers and
guides to be made in the future.
Korean language learning is a life-long journey to discovering new and wonderful things
about Korean language and culture. If you found anything difficult in this reviewer, I have a
quote for you:
Difficulties mastered are opportunities won - Winston Churchill
Something that looks difficult now is just a matter of accepting that things take time to be
understood. It seems complicated because it may be your first time to see these rules. Use
the time you have to master what is difficult. Later on, you will learn and understand. If not
now then in the near future and that is an opportunity to learn.
I appreciate you taking the time to read these remarks.

Want to reach out? Check out my social media pages or reach out via email at
camiteacheskorean@gmail.com.
Thank you and happy learning!

감사합니다!
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PRACTICE ANSWERS
"I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
― Michael Jordan
PRACTICE: RULE #1 아요
1
타다 To ride 타요
2
사다 To buy 사요
3
살다 To live 살아요
4
작다 To be small 작아요
5
좁다 To be narrow 좁아요
6
좋다 To be good; to be liked 좋아요
7
박다 To hammer; to hit 박아요
8
싸다 To be cheap 싸요
9
비싸다 To be expensive 비싸요
10
만나다 To meet 만나요
PRACTICE: RULE #2 어요
1
버리다 To throw away 버려요
2
추다 To dance 춰요
3
치다 To hit 쳐요
4
배우다 To learn 배워요
5
두다 To put; to leave it 둬요
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6
넣다 To put; to insert 넣어요
7
있다 To have; to exist 있어요
8
없다 To not have; to not exist 없어요
9
지내다 To live; to spend life 지내요
10
늘다 To grow; to increase 늘어요
PRACTICE: RULE #3 해요
1
운동하다 To exercise 운동해요
2
요리하다 To cook 요리해요
3
전화하다 To call 전화해요
4
수영하다 To swim 수영해요
5
행복하다 To be happy 행복해요
6
좋아하다 To like 좋아해요
7
싫어하다 To dislike; to hate 싫어해요
8
따뜻하다 To be warm 따뜻해요
9
운전하다 To drive 운전해요
10
여행하다 To travel 여행해요
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PRACTICE: ‘ㅡ’ IRREGULAR
1
바쁘다 To be busy 바빠요
2
아프다 To be in pain 아파요
3
쓰다 To write; to use 써요
PRACTICE: ‘르’ IRREGULAR
1
다르다 To be different 달라요
2
자르다 To cut; to slice 잘라요
3
누르다 To press; to push down 눌러요
4
서투르다 To be clumsy; to be 서툴러요
unskilled
5
찌르다 To stab; to pierce; to poke 찔러요
6
지르다 To yell; to shout 질러요
7
마르다 To be dry 말라요
1
놀다 FUTURE TENSE 놀 거예요
To play; to hang out (으)ㄹ 거예요
‘will…’
2
만들다 FUTURE TENSE 만들 거예요
To make (으)ㄹ 거예요
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‘will…’
3
팔다 FUTURE TENSE 팔 거예요
To sell (으)ㄹ 거예요
‘will…’
1 놀다 COMMAND 노세요
To play; to hang out (으)세요
‘please…’
2 만들다 COMMAND 만드세요

To make (으)세요
‘please…’
3 팔다 COMMAND 파세요
To sell (으)세요
‘please…’
1 놀다 PRESENT 놉니다
To play; to hang out TENSE-FORMAL
ㅂ니다/습니다
2 만들다 PRESENT 만듭니다

To make TENSE-FORMAL
ㅂ니다/습니다
3 팔다 PRESENT 팝니다
To sell TENSE-FORMAL
ㅂ니다/습니다
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PRACTICE: ‘ㅂ’ IRREGULAR
1
맵다 To be spicy 매워요
2
아름답다 To be beautiful 아름다워요
3
무겁다 To be heavy 무거워요
4
가볍다 To be light 가벼워요
5
더럽다 To be dirty 더러워요
6
쉽다 To be easy 쉬워요
7
어렵다 To be difficult 어려워요
8
가깝다 To be near 가까워요
9
뜨겁다 To be hot (by touch) 뜨거워요
10
차갑다 To be cold (by touch) 차가워요
11
접다 To fold 접어요
(regular verb)
12
뽑다 To pull out; to extract 뽑아요
(regular verb)
PRACTICE: ‘ㄷ’ IRREGULAR
1 묻다 To ask 물어요
2 싣다 To load (in something) 실어요
3 깨닫다 To realize 깨달아요
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4 받다 To receive 받아요
(regular verb)
5 묻다 To bury 묻어요
(regular verb)
6 얻다 To gain 얻어요
(regular verb)
PRACTICE: ‘ㅎ’ IRREGULAR
Korean English Simple present Declarative

tense possibility
-아요/어요 -으면
1 노랗다 To be yellow 노래요 노라면
2 파랗다 To be blue 파래요 파라면
3 빨갛다 To be red 빨개요 빨가면
4 이렇다 To be like this 이래요 이러면
5 저렇다 To be like that 저래요 저러면
6 어떻다 To be how; To be 어때요 어떠면

like what
7 넣다 To put 넣어요 넣으면

(regular verb)
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Korean English Simple present

tense-polite
-아요/어요
1
잇다 To connect; to link 이어요
2
긋다 To draw (a line) 그어요
3
젓다 To stir; To whip 저어요
4
붓다 To swell; To pour 부어요
5
웃다 To laugh 웃어요
(regular verb)
Korean English Future tense-polite

을 거예요
1
잇다 To connect; to link 이을 거예요
2
긋다 To draw (a line) 그을 거예요
3
젓다 To stir; To whip 저을 거예요
4
붓다 To swell; To pour 부을 거예요
5
웃다 To laugh 웃을 거예요
(regular verb)
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Now, let’s start conjugating!

CONSONANTS & VOWELS

The sound of ㅚ, ㅙ, ㅞ sound nearly identical so it’s close to ‘we’ in ‘wet’

DICTIONARY FORM & STEM

English translation Korean [romanization] Stem

VERB To eat 먹다 [meok-da] 먹

VERB To drink 마시다 [ma-shi-da] 마시

ADJECTIVE To be pretty 예쁘다 [ye-ppeu-da] 예쁘

ADJECTIVE To be big 크다 [keu-da] 크

ADJECTIVE To be small 작다 [jak-da] 작

Korean English Simple present tense polite

Korean English Simple present tense polite

보다 To see; watch 보아요 → 봐요

Korean English Simple present tense polite

Korean English Simple present tense

Korean English Simple present tense polite

보내다 To send 보내어요 → 보내요

② When the stem ends with ㅜ and without a batchim, ㅜ + ㅓ makes ㅝ

Korean English Simple present tense polite

바꾸다 To change 바꾸어요 → 바꿔요

마시다 To drink 마시어요 → 마셔요

기다리다 To wait 기다리어요 → 기다려요

Korean English Simple present tense polite

Korean English Simple present tense

Korean English Simple present tense polite

일하다 To work 일해요

Korean English Simple present tense

“How do I know if a verb is regular or irregular?” - by memorizing them. Unfortunately, even

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

나쁘다 To be bad 나ㅃ + ㅏ요 → 나빠요

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

예쁘다 To be pretty 예ㅃ + ㅓ요 → 예뻐요

기쁘다 To be pleased 기ㅃ + ㅓ요 → 기뻐요

Korean English Simple present tense

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

모르다 To not know 몰ㄹ + ㅏ요 → 몰라요

빠르다 To be fast 빨ㄹ + ㅏ요 → 빨라요

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

부르다 To call 불ㄹ + ㅓ요 → 불러요

기르다 To grow; to 길ㄹ + ㅓ요 → 길러요

Korean English Simple present tense

① When we conjugate to simple present tense-polite 아요/어요 or other grammar

Simple present Reason/Cause Past tense

Imperative command Simple present Propositive suggestion

Korean + English Grammar Rule How to conjugate

Ex. 살다 FUTURE TENSE 살다

Korean + English Grammar Rule How to conjugate

Korean + English Grammar Rule How to conjugate

Korean English Simple present tense

잡다 To catch; to hold 잡아요

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

Korean English Simple present tense

Korean English Simple present tense

Conjugating English Simple present tense polite

Korean English Simple present tense

Korean English Simple present tense

좋다 To be good; to be liked 좋아요

낳다 To bear; to give birth 낳아요

Got it? Great! Let’s continue to the complex part!

Declarative possibility Declarative possibility Declarative possibility

Conjugating English Declarative possibility ‘If…’