#koreanverbs

Korean Verbs Sheet by @tryingkorean / myhopekihyun

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Here it is guys - verb conjugations! Dom’t worry though we’ll start off easy!

There is 3 ways to conjugate in the present tense, here’s what you need to know:

Before conjugating look at your verb - it has ~하다 or ~다 at the end right?

We’ll be getting rid of that. Here’s our rule:

Verb -다 +new ending ————————

Infinitive verb - the full verb, with it’s ~하다/~다 ending.

Stem - the verb without the ~하다/~다 ending.

So with that let’s look at our new endings and their rules: ~아요 ~해요 ~어요

~아요 We use this ending when the last vowel in a stem is an ㅏ or ㅗ Example: 살다 —> 살아요

Rules: If no consonant comes after ㅏor ㅗ: 가다 —> 가요 (just add the 요) 보다 —> 봐요 (becomes a diphthong) 오다 —> 와요 (becomes diphthong)

~해요 We use this ending when an ifinitive verb ends in -하다. We just take off the 하다 and replace it with 해요. Example: 공부하다 —> 공부해요 좋아하다 —> 좋아해요

~어요 This ending is used when our word ends on anything other than ㅏor ㅗ or 하다. Example: 듣다 —> 듣어요

Rules: ㅡ is viewed as a weak consonant so if a stem ends in ㅡ we replace it with the ㅓ as it is a stronger vowel. Example: 쓰다 —> 써요

If the stem ends on a vowel turn it into a diphthong (refer to my lesson on diphthongs) 배우다 —> 배워요

An exception to this rule is 바쁘다 바쁘다 —> 바빠요

I hope this lesson was detailed enough for you - I will post a long list of verbs and their present tense as a reference for you. I also have a lesson on diphthongs for anyone who may need to use it as a reference also!

As I always say, I am not a tutor, teacher, fluent or native speaker. I work feom my phone and post these lessons to help others like me learn. I had to make a post disclaumer to point out a few facts to some people regarding mistakes I have made in typing these posts so please take a lot at it. I don’t mind people pointing out my mistakes as long as it is polite like the anons were yesterday!