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1) 히 (hi)
The conjugation 히 (hi) is used when you form adjectives into adverbs. This is usually
added to adjectives that end with -하다 (hada). To do that, you replace -하다 (hada) in
the dictionary form of the word with 히 (hi).
For example:
In this example, both 성급하다 (seonggeupaha) and 막연하다 (magyeonhada) end with -
하다 (hada). However, in order to turn them from adjectives into adverbs, the 하다
(hada) gets removed and is replaced by the syllable 히 (hi).
Note that some 하다 (hada) adjectives can be used with 이(-i) instead of 히 (hi).For
example, if the stem ends in ㅅ, 이 is used for adverbs.
2) ~게 (ge)
With ~게 (ge) conjugations, you can make an adverb in Korean out of an adjective. In
this case, you keep the entire word stem and simply replace 다 (ge) with 게 (ge).
For example:
Korean Adjective English Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
크다 big in a big manner 크게
건조하다 dry dryly 건조하게
나쁘다 bad badly 나쁘게
As you can see in the above examples, 다 (da) gets removed from the verb stem, and 게
(ge) gets added, and a Korean adverb is thus formed. Do note that in the case of some
adjectives with -하다 (hada) endings, the syllable 히 (hi)-rule is used. You,
unfortunately, simply have to learn to memorize these different adverbs in Korean that
“break” the rule.
3) ~으로 (euro)
Finally, the third way of forming Korean adverbs. Technically, ~으로 (euro) is a post-
position, not an adverb. But when used together with adjectives, you can create adverbs
from them. If you translate Korean to English, 으로 adverbs mean “in some way,” which
helps explain why they can be used in adverb form as well. It’s used with adjectives that
end in the suffix 적 (jeok).
For example:
English Adjective Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
rational 이성적 rationally 이성적으로
economical 경제적 economically 경제적으로
With each adjective in the example above, the great thing is that you don’t have to
remove any part of it; you just simply add 으로 (euro)!
especially 특히
extremely 극도로
hardly, scarcely 겨우
highly 고도로
indeed 과연
less 더 적게
most 제일
somewhat 약간
too 너무
very 매우
well 잘
2.3 Korean adverbs of frequency
Here are the common Korean adverbs in terms of frequency. They describe how often
things occur or happen.
English Adjective Korean adjective English adverb Korean adverb
general 일반적 generally, 일반적으로
late 늦다 late 늦게
Examples
English
Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
Adjective
abnormal 비정상적 (bijeongsangjeok) abnormally 비정상적으로 (bijeongsangjeo
geuro)
accidental 우연하다 (uyeonhada) accidentally, by 우연히 (uyeonhi)
chance
active 적극적 (jeokgeukjeok) actively 적극적으로 (jeokgeukjeogeuro
)
active, energetic 활기차다 (hwalgichada) actively, 활기차게 (hwalgichage)
energetically
adventurous 모험적 (moheomjeok) adventurously 모험적으로 (moheomjeogeuro)
angry 화나다 (hwanada) angrily 화나게 (hwanage)
animated, brisk 활발하다 (hwalbalhada) animatedly, briskly 활발하게 (hwalbalhage)
anxious 불안하다 (buranhada) anxiously 불안하게 (buranhage)
arrogant 거만하다 (geomanhada) arrogantly 거만하게 (geomanhage)
automatic 자동적 (jadongjeok) automatically 자동으로 (jadongeuro)
awkward 어섹하다 (eosekhada) awkwardly 어색하게 (eosekhage)
bad 나쁘다 (nappeuda) badly 나쁘게 (nappeuge)
bashful 부끄럽다 (bukkeureopda) bashfully 부끄럽게 (bukkeureopge)
beautiful 아름답다 (areumdapda) beautifully 아름답게 (areumdapge)
English
Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
Adjective
beautiful (a 멋지다 (meotjida) beautifully 멋지게 (meotjige)
man’s action)
big 크다 (keuda) in a big manner 크게 (keuge)
bitter, grief- 비통하다 (bitonghada) bitterly 비통하게 (bitonghage)
stricken,
sorrowful
bleak 아슬아슬하다 (aseulaseulhada) bleakly 아슬아슬하게 (aseulaseulhage)
blind 맹목적 (maengmokjeok) blindly 맹목적으로 (maengmokjeogeu
ro)
boastful 자랑스럽다 (jarangseureopda) boastfully 자랑스럽게 (jarangseureopge)
bold, daring 대담하다 (daedamhada) boldly, daringly 대담하게 (daedamhage)
brave 용감하다 (yonggamhada) bravely 용감하게 (yonggamhage)
bright 밝다 (balda) brightly 밝게 (balge)
busy 바쁘다 (bappeuda) busily 바쁘게 (bappeuge)
calm, hushed, 고요하다 (goyohada) calmly 고요히 (goyohi)
still
careful 꼼꼼하다 (kkomkkomhada) carefully 꼼꼼히 (kkomkkomhi)
careful, cautious 조심스럽다 (josimseureopda) carefully, 조심스럽게 (josimseureopge)
cautiously
careless 경솔하다 (gyeongsolhada) carelessly 경솔하게 (gyeongsolhage)
cautious 신중하다 (sinjunghada) cautiously 신중히 (sinjunghi)
cheerful 유쾌하다 (yukwaehada) cheerfully 유쾌하게 (yukwaehage)
clean 깨끗하다 (kkaekkeuthada) cleanly 깨끗하게 (kkaekkeuthage)
clear 분명하다 (bunmyeonghada) clearly, decidedly 분명히 (bunmyeonghi)
clever 영리하다 (yeongnihada) cleverly 영리하게 (yeongnihage)
comfortable 편하다 (pyeonhada) comfortably 편하게 (pyeonhage)
convenient 편리하다 (pyeollihada) conveniently 편리하게 (pyeollihage)
cool 쿨하다 (kulhada) coolly 쿨하게 (kulhage)
cooperative 협동적 (hyeopdongjeok) cooperatively 협동적으로
(hyeopdongjeogeuro)
correct 올바르다 (olbareuda) correctly 올바르게 (olbareuge)
courageous 용기있다 (yonggiitda) courageously 용기있게 (yonggiitge)
cruel 잔인하다 (janinhada) cruelly 잔인하게 (janinhage)
dangerous 위험하다 (wiheomhada) dangerously 위험하게 (wiheomhage)
deceiving 기만적 (gimanjeok) deceivingly 기만적으로 (gimanjeogeuro)
defiant 도전적 (dojeonjeok) defiantly 도전적으로 (dojeonjeogeuro)
deliberate 신중하다 (sinjunghada) deliberately 신중하게 (sinjunghage)
English
Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
Adjective
delicious 맛있다 (masitda) deliciously 맛있게 (masitge)
detailed 자세하다 (jasehada) in detail 자세히 (jasehi)
difficult 어렵다 (eoryeopda) with difficulty, the 어렵게 (eoryeopge)
hard way
diligent 부지런하다 (bujireonhada) diligently 부지런히 (bujireonhi)
doubtful 애매하다 (aemaehada) doubtfully 애매하게 (aemaehage)
dramatic 극적 (geukjeok) dramatically 극적으로 (geukjeogeuro)
easy, simple 용이하다 (yongihada) easily, simply 용이하게 (yongihage)
elegant, graceful 우아하다 (uahada) elegantly, 우아하게 (uahage)
gracefully, daintily
enormous, great 엄청나다 (eomcheongnada) enormously, 엄청나게 (eomcheongnage)
greatly
enthusiasm, 열심 (yeolsim) enthusiastically 열심히 (yeolsimhi)
enthusiastic
enthusiastic 열정적 (yeoljeongjeok) enthusiastically 열정적으로
(yeoljeongjeogeuro)
exact 정확하다 (jeonghwakada) exactly 정확히 (jeonghwaki)
excited 신나다 (sinnada) excitedly 신나게 (sinnage)
faithful 충실하다 (chungsilhada) faithfully 충실히 (chungsilhi)
famous 뛰어나다 (ttwieonada) famously 뛰어나게 (ttwieonage)
fast, quick 빠르다 (ppareuda) fast, quickly, 빠르게 (ppareuge)
swiftly
fatal 치명적 (chimyeongjeok) fatally 치명적으로
(chimyeongjeogeuro)
fervent, 열광적 (yeolgwangjeok) ferventely, 열광적으로
enthusiastic, wild enthusiastically, (yeolgwangjeogeuro)
wildly
fierce, ferocious, 맹렬하다 (maengnyeolhada) fiercely, 맹렬하게 (maengnyeolhage)
vehement, ferociously,
violent vehemently
fierce, stormy, 사납다 (sanapda) fiercely 사납게 (sanapge)
wild
fond 허황되다 (heohwangdoeda) fondly 허황되게 (heohwangdoege)
formal 공식적 (gongsikjeok) formally 공식적으로 (gongsikjeogeuro)
fortunate, lucky 다행스럽다 (dahaengseureopda) fortunately, luckily 다행스럽게
(dahaengseureopge)
free 자유롭다 (jayuropda) freely 자유롭게 (jayuropge)
frightful, scary 무섭다 (museopda) frightfully 무섭게 (museopge)
fun 재미있다 (jaemiitda) entertainingly 재미있게 (jaemiitge)
English
Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
Adjective
furious, 맹렬하다 (maengnyeolhada) furiously, 맹렬히 (maengnyeolhi)
ferocious, fierce, ferociously,
vehement, fiercely,
violent vehemently,
violently
generous 관대하다 (gwandaehada) generously 관대하게 (gwandaehage)
gentle, soft 부드럽다 (budeureopda) gently, softly 부드럽게 (budeureopge)
glad 기쁘다 (gippeuda) gladly 기쁘게 (gippeuge)
greedy 게걸스럽다 (gegeolseureopda) greedily 게걸스럽게 (gegeolseureopge)
happy 행복하다 (haengbokada) happily, blissfully 행복하게 (haengbokage)
hasty 황급하다 (hwanggeupada) hastily 황급히 (hwanggeupi)
healthy 건강하다 (geonganghada) healthily 건강하게 (geonganghage)
heavy 무겁다 (mugeopda) heavily 무겁게 (mugeopge)
honest, frank, 솔직하다 (soljikada) honestly, frankly, 솔직히 (soljiki)
open openly
humble 천하다 (cheonhada) humbly 천하게 (cheonhage)
informal 비공식적 (bigongsik) informally 비공식적으로
(bigongsikjeogeuro)
innocent 천진난만하다 innocently 천진난만하게
(cheonjinnanmanhada) (cheonjinnanmanhage)
innovative 획기적 (hoekgijeok) innovatively 획기적으로 (hoekgijeogeuro)
instinctive 본능적 (bonneungjeok) instinctively 본능적으로 (jijeogeuro)
intentional 의도적 (uidojeok) intentionally 의도적으로 (uidojeogeuro)
irritable 과민하다 (gwaminhada) irritably 과민하게 (gwaminhage)
kind 친절하다 (chinjeolhada) kindly 친절하게 (chinjeolhage)
long-term 장기적 (jangijeok) in the long term 장기적으로 (janggijeogeuro)
loose 느슨하다 (neuseunhada) loosely 느슨하게 (neuseunhage)
loud 소란하다 (soranhada) loudly 소란하게 (soranhage)
manual 수동적 (sudongjeok) manually 수동으로 (sudongeuro)
meticulous, 면밀하다 (myeonmilhada) meticulously 면밀하게 (myeonmilhage)
detailed
miraculous 기적적 (gijeokjeok) miraculously 기적적으로 (gijeokjeogeuro)
mortal 치명적 (chimyeongjeok) mortally 치명적으로
(chimyeongjeogeuro)
mysterious 신비롭다 (sinbiropda) mysteriously 신비롭게 (sinbiropge)
natural 자연스럽다 (jayeonseureopda) naturally 자연스럽게 (jayeonseureopge)
neat 깔끔하다 (kkalkkeumhada) neatly 깔끔하게 (kkalkkeumhage)
nervous 초조하다 (chojohada) nervously 초조하게 (chojohage)
English
Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
Adjective
noisy 시끄럽다 (sikkeureopda) noisily 시끄럽게 (sikkeureopge)
obedient 순순하다 (sunsunhada) obediently 순순히 (sunsunhi)
painful 고통스럽다 (gotongseureopda) painfully 고통스럽게 (gotongseureopge)
patient 끈기 있다 (kkeungi itda) patiently 끈기 있게 (kkeungi itge)
personal 사적 (sajeok) personally 사적으로 (sajeogeuro)
physical 신체적 (sinchejeok) physically 신체적으로 (sinchejeogeuro)
pleasant 즐겁다 (jeulgeopda) pleasantly, 즐겁게 (jeulgeopge)
delightfully
polite 공손하다 (gongsonhada) politely 공손히 (gongsonhi)
poor, low 저조하다 (jeojohada) poorly 저조하게 (jeojohage)
powerful 강력하다 (gangnyeokada) powerfully 강력하게 (gangnyeokage)
pretty 이쁘다 (ippeuda) prettily 이쁘게 (ippeuge)
psychological 심리적 (simnijeok) psychologically 심리적으로 (simnijeogeuro)
qualitative 질적 (jiljeok) qualitatively 질적으로 (jiljeogeuro)
quiet 조용하다 (joyonghada) quietly 조용하게 (joyonghage)
rapid 급속하다 (geupsokada) rapidly 급속히 (geupsoki)
reckless 무모하다 (mumohada) recklessly 무모하게 (mumohage)
rightful 정당하다 (jeongdanghada) rightfully 정당하게 (jeongdanghage)
rude 무례하다 (muryehada) rudely 무례하게 (muryehage)
sad 슬프다 (seulpeuda) sadly 슬프게 (seulpeuge)
safe 안전하다 (anjeonhada) safely 안전하게 (anjeonhage)
selfish 이기적 (igijeok) selfishly 이기적으로 (igijeogeuro)
serious 진지하다 (jinjihada) seriously 진지하게 (jinjihage)
sharp 날카롭다 (nalkaropda) sharply 날카롭게 (nalkaropge)
short-term 단기적 (dangijeok) in the short term 단기적으로 (dangijeogeuro)
shy 수줍다 (sujupda) shyly 수줍게 (sujupge)
silent 조용하다 (joyonghada) silently 조용하게 (joyonghage)
simple, easy, 간단하다 (gandanhada) briefly, simply, 간단히 (gandanhi)
brief easily
slow 천천하다 (cheoncheonhada) slowly 천천히 (cheoncheonhi)
smooth 매끄럽다 (maekkeureopda) smoothly 매끄럽게 (maekkeureopge)
soft 부드럽다 (budeureopda) softly 부드럽게 (budeureopge)
solemn 엄숙하다 (eomsukada) solemnly 엄숙하게 (eomsukage)
stern 엄하다 (eomhada) sternly 엄하게 (eomhage)
straight 똑바르다 (ttokbareuda) straightly 똑바르게 (ttokbareuge)
strict 엄격하다 (eomgyeokada) strictly 엄격히 (eomgyeoki)
English
Korean Adjective English Adverb Korean Adverb
Adjective
stupid 멍청하다 (meongcheonghada) stupidly 멍청하게 (meongcheonghage)
successful 성공적 (seonggongjeok) successfully 성공적으로
(seonggongjeogeuro)
suspicious 의심스럽다 (uisimseureopda) suspiciously 의심스럽게 (uisimseureopge)
tender 다정하다 (dajeonghada) tenderly 다정하게 (dajeonghage)
tentative 시험적 (siheomjeok) tentatively 시험적으로 (jamjeongjeogeuro)
thoughtful, 사려 깊다 (saryeo gipda) thoughtfully, 사려 깊게 (saryeo gipge)
considerate wisely
tight 단단하다 (dandanhada) tightly 단단히 (dandanhi)
truthful 정직하다 (jeongjikada) truthfully 정직하게 (jeongjikage)
unfortunate, 유감스럽다 (yugamseureopda) regrettably 유감스럽게 (yugamseureopge)
sorry
vacant, blank, 망연하다 (mangyeonghada) vacantly, blankly, 망연히 (mangyeonhi)
absentminded absentmindedly
violent 격렬하다 (gyeongnyeolhada) violently 격렬하게 (gyeongnyeolhage)
vivacious 활발하다 (hwalbalhada) vivaciously 활발하게 (hwalbalhage)
warm 따뜻하다 (ttatteuthada) warmly 따뜻하게 (ttatteuthage)
weak 약하다 (yakada) weakly 약하게 (yakage)
2.6 Korean adverbs of place
If you’d like to talk about a certain location of an object or a person, below are the
common Korean adverbs of place.
English Adverb Korean Adverb
about 약 (yak)
above 위에 (wie)
abroad 해외에 (haeoee)
anywhere 아무데나 (amudena)
away 떨어져 (tteoreojyeo)
back, behind 뒤에 (dwie)
backwards (also backward) 뒤로 (dwiro)
below, under 아래에 (araee)
down 아래로 (araero)
downstairs 아래층으로 (araecheungeuro)
elsewhere 다른 곳에서 (dareun goseseo)
everywhere 어디나 (eodina)
far 멀리 (meolli)
forward 앞으로 (apeuro)
here 여기에 (yeogie)
home 집에 (jibe)
in 안속에 (ansoge)
indoors 실내에서 (sillaeeseo)
inside 안에 (ane)
near 가까이 (gakkai)
nearby 인근에 (ingeune)
nowhere 어디에도 (eodiedo)
out, outside 바깥에 (bakkate)
over there 저쪽에 (jeojjoge)
there 저기에 (jeogie)
upstairs 위층으로 (wicheungeuro)
2.7 Korean adverbs of time
The words below refer to the adverbs of time. These describe when events happened or
will happen.
English Adverb Korean Adverb
now 지금 (jigeum)
now 이제 (ije)
then 그때 (geuttae)
today 오늘 (oneul)
tomorrow 내일 (naeil)
tonight 오늘밤 (oneulbam)
yesterday 어제 (eoje)
afterward, afterwards 기후 (gihu)
afterwards 그 뒤에 (geu dwie)
later 나중에 (najunge)
4. 미나와 함께 하면 두 배 빨리 끝낼 수 있어요.
If we do this together with Mina, we can finish twice as quickly.
6. 아무데나 앉으세요.
Feel free to sit anywhere.
What kind of adverbs do you most like? Which ones do you think will be tough to
memorize? Let us know in the comments! If you’d prefer a lighter lesson next as you
study Korean, how about learning some fun Korean exclamations?