Korean grammar - Korean Verbs - The Infinitive |
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Pattern: Verb stem + 다 The infinitive or dictionary form of Korean verbs comprises the verb stem and the infinitive ending 다. • So the verb 이다 (to be) has the stem 이 and the ending 다 • And the verb 아니다 (to not be) has the stem 아니 and the ending 다 • And the verb 있다 (to exist, to have) has the stem 있 and the ending 다 • And the verb 없다 (to not exist, to not have) has the stem 없 and the ending 다 This topic lists a bunch of common verbs in their infinitive form. The notes include information about each verb that determines how the verb conjugates into its present (covered in the next topic) and other tense forms. |
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자다
to sleep
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가다
to go
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앉다
to sit, to sit down
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보다
to look
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오다
to come
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아프다
to be sick
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아름답다
to be beautiful
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차갑다
to be cold
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더럽다
to be dirty
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무겁다
to be heavy
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일하다
to work
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공부하다
to study
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노래하다
to sing
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질주하다
to gallop
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수영하다
to swim
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운동하다
to exercise
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운전하다
to drive
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가르치다
to teach
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달리다
to run
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느리다
to be slow
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짖다
to bark
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맛있다
to be tasty
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서다
to stand
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배우다
to learn
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싸우다
to fight
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