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500 Korean Verbs
Most Common 500 Korean Verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 가다 | to go |
| 가르치다 | to teach |
| 가리키다 | to point, to indicate |
| 가져가다 | to take, to carry |
| 가져오다 | to bring; to cause |
| 가지다 | to have, to possess |
| 갈아입다 | to change (one’s clothes) |
| 갈아타다 | to change/transfer to (car, metro, train etc.) |
| 감다 (1) | to close (one’s eyes) |
| 감다 (2) | to wind up, to coil |
| 감사하다 | to appreciate, to thank |
| 감추다 | to hide, to disguise |
| 강조하다 | to emphasize |
| 갖추다 | to prepare, to be equipped (with) |
| 개발하다 | to develop, to create |
| 거두다 | to collect; to achieve |
| 거짓말하다 | to lie, to tell a lie |
| 걱정하다 | to worry (about) |
| 건너다 | to cross (over) |
| 걷다 | to walk |
| 걸다 | to hang; to call |
| 걸리다 (1) | to hang, to be hung; to catch (a cold) |
| 걸리다 (2) | to take (time) |
| 걸어가다 | to go on foot, to walk |
| 걸어오다 | to come on foot |
| 겪다 | to experience, to undergo |
| 견디다 | to endure, to bear, to stand |
| 결심하다 | to resolve |
| 결정되다 | to be decided |
| 결정하다 | to decide |
| 결혼하다 | to marry |
| 경험하다 | to experience |
| 계산하다 | to calculate; to pay |
| 계속되다 | to continue; to be continued |
| 계속하다 | to continue, to keep (on) |
| 계시다 | to be, to stay (honorific of 있다) |
| 고려하다 | to consider |
| 고르다 | to choose, to select |
| 고생하다 | to have a hard time, to suffer |
| 고치다 | to repair, to fix; to revise/edit |
| 공부하다 | to study |
| 관련되다 | to be related (to) |
| 관찰하다 | to observe, to watch |
| 관하다 | concerning, regarding |
| 구경하다 | to see the sights, to look around |
| 구성되다 | to be composed, to be formed |
| 구하다 (1) | to seek; to get |
| 구하다 (2) | to rescue, to save |
| 굽다 | to roast, to grill; to bake |
| 그러다 | to do that, to do this |
| 그리다 | to draw, to paint |
| 그만두다 | to stop, to drop, to quit |
| 그치다 | to stop, to cease |
| 근무하다 | to work |
| 기다리다 | to wait |
| 기대하다 | to expect, to anticipate |
| 기록하다 | to record, to write |
| 기르다 | to raise, to grow; to develop |
| 기뻐하다 | to rejoice, to be happy |
| 기억나다 | to remember, to come to mind |
| 기억하다 | to remember, to recall |
| 기울이다 | to lean; to pay (attention) |
| 깎다 | to peel, to cut; to cut down, to discount |
| 깨다 (1) | to wake (up); to sober up |
| 깨다 (2) | to break, to smash |
| 깨닫다 | to realize, to become aware |
| 꺼내다 | to pull, to take out |
| 꾸미다 | to decorate; to invent, to fabricate |
| 꿈꾸다 | to dream (of) |
| 끄다 | to put out; to switch off |
| 끄덕이다 | to nod, to give a nod |
| 끊다 | to cut; to stop; to hang up |
| 끊어지다 | to get cut; to be disconnected |
| 끌다 | to pull, to draw; to drag, to prolong |
| 끓다 | to boil |
| 끝나다 | to end, to be over |
| 끝내다 | to finish, to put an end to |
| 나가다 | to go out; to attend; to leave, to quit |
| 나누다 | to divide, to split; to share |
| 나다 | to grow, to sprout; to happen, to occur |
| 나빠지다 | to become worse |
| 나서다 | to come/step forward |
| 나오다 | to come out, to turn up; to finish; to quit |
| 나타나다 | to appear |
| 나타내다 | to show, to express |
| 날다 | to fly |
| 날아가다 | to fly away, to fly off; to be gone |
| 남기다 | to leave (behind) |
| 남다 | to remain, to be left |
| 낳다 | to give birth to; to produce |
| 내놓다 | to put out, to take out |
| 내다 | to give, to put; to hand in; to pay |
| 내려가다 | to go down |
| 내려오다 | to come down |
| 내리다 | to fall; to get off; to lower |
| 내밀다 | to stick out, to stretch out |
| 넘기다 | to pass, to pass over, to turn (over) |
| 넘다 | to cross, to pass |
| 넘어가다 | to cross; to move on |
| 넘어서다 | to cross, to pass |
| 넘치다 | to overflow, to brim over |
| 넣다 | to put (something in) |
| 노래하다 | to sing a song |
| 노력하다 | to endeavor, to strive |
| 놀다 | to play, to hang out with |
| 놀라다 | to be surprised |
| 높이다 | to make something high, to increase |
| 놓다 | to lay, to put; to release, to let go |
| 놓이다 | to be put, to be laid; to feel relieved |
| 놓치다 | to miss (bus, opportunity) |
| 누르다 | to press |
| 눕다 | to lie |
| 느끼다 | to feel |
| 늘다 | to increase; to improve |
| 늘리다 | to increase, to lengthen |
| 늘어나다 | to stretch; to grow, to increase |
| 늙다 | to get old |
| 늦다 | to be late |
| 다가가다 | to approach |
| 다가오다 | to approach, to come up |
| 다녀오다 | to go and get back |
| 다니다 | to go (to); to attend |
| 다치다 | to hurt, to be wounded |
| 다하다 | to run out; to carry out, to fulfill |
| 닦다 | to clean, to wash |
| 닫다 | to close |
| 닫히다 | to be closed, to close |
| 달다 | to hoist, to attach, to wear |
| 달라지다 | to change, to alter |
| 달려가다 | to run, to dash |
| 달리다 (1) | to run |
| 달리다 (2) | to hang; to be up to, to depend on |
| 달아나다 | to escape, to run away |
| 닮다 | to resemble, to look like |
| 담기다 | to be put in |
| 담다 | to put, to hold |
| 당기다 | to pull, to draw |
| 당하다 | to go through, to suffer |
| 닿다 | to touch, to reach |
| 대다 | to put, to apply, to touch |
| 대답하다 | to answer, to reply |
| 대하다 | to treat, to face; concerning |
| 더하다 | to add |
| 던지다 | to throw |
| 덮다 | to cover, to close |
| 데려가다 | to take (a person) |
| 데려오다 | to bring, to fetch |
| 데리다 | to pick somebody up |
| 도망가다 | to run away |
| 도와주다 | to help |
| 도착하다 | to arrive |
| 돌다 | to turn, to rotate |
| 돌리다 | to change, to convert; to spin, to turn |
| 돌보다 | to take care, to look after |
| 돌아가다 | to return; to pass away |
| 돌아보다 | to look back |
| 돌아오다 | to return, to come back |
| 돕다 | to help |
| 되다 | to become, to come to |
| 두다 | to put, to set |
| 둘러보다 | to look around |
| 둘러싸다 | to surround |
| 드러나다 | to come out, to appear, to be exposed |
| 드러내다 | to show, to reveal |
| 드리다 | to give (honorific of 주다) |
| 듣다 | to hear, to listen |
| 들다 (1) | to take, to cost; to contain; to catch |
| 들다 (2) | to raise; to hold |
| 들르다 | to drop by |
| 들리다 | to be heard, to sound |
| 들어가다 | to enter, to go into |
| 들어서다 | to enter, to go into; to be built |
| 들어오다 | to enter, to come into |
| 들여다보다 | to look in(to) |
| 따다 | to pick, to get; to unlock |
| 따라가다 | to follow, to go after; to match |
| 따라오다 | to follow; to match |
| 때리다 | to beat, to hit |
| 떠나다 | to leave |
| 떠오르다 | to rise up; to occur |
| 떠올리다 | to recall, to recollect |
| 떨다 | to shake, to quiver |
| 떨리다 | to quiver, to tremble |
| 떨어지다 | to fall, to drop; to fail; to run out |
| 떼다 | to take off, to detach |
| 뛰다 (1) | to run, to dash |
| 뛰다 (2) | to jump; to beat |
| 뜨다 (1) | to float, to rise |
| 뜨다 | to open (one’s eyes) |
| 뜻하다 | to mean, to indicate |
| 마련하다 | to prepare, to arrange |
| 마르다 | to dry, to run dry; to become thin |
| 마시다 | to drink, to have |
| 마치다 | to end, to finish |
| 막다 | to block; to stop, to prevent |
| 막히다 | to be blocked, to be stopped, to be clogged |
| 만나다 | to meet |
| 만들다 | to make, to produce |
| 만족하다 | to be satisfied, to be content |
| 만지다 | to touch |
| 말다 | to stop |
| 말씀하다 | to say, to speak (honorific of 말하다) |
| 말하다 | to say, to speak |
| 맞다 (1) | to be right, to be correct; to fit |
| 맞다 (2) | to be hit, to be beaten; to get |
| 맞다 (3) | to face a certain time; to greet, to welcome |
| 맞추다 | to check, compare; to adjust |
| 맞히다 | to guess right, to hit the mark |
| 맡기다 | to entrust, to leave |
| 맡다 (1) | to take care of, to take on; to keep |
| 맡다 (2) | to smell, to sniff |
| 매다 | to tie, to fasten, to wear |
| 머무르다 | to stay |
| 먹다 | to eat, to have, to take |
| 먹이다 | to feed |
| 멈추다 | to stop, to halt |
| 모르다 | to not know |
| 모시다 | to take care of; to take, to bring (honorific form of 데리다) |
| 모으다 | to gather, to collect |
| 모이다 | to gather, to come together |
| 모자라다 | to be short, to be insufficient |
| 몰다 | to steer, to drive |
| 못하다 | to be poor; to be incapable, cannot |
| 무너지다 | to collapse, to give way |
| 무시하다 | to ignore, to neglect |
| 묶다 | to tie, to bind |
| 묻다 | to ask |
| 물다 | to bite; to hold something in one’s mouth |
| 물어보다 | to ask |
| 미루다 | to delay, to postpone; to shift blame |
| 미워하다 | to hate, to dislike |
| 미치다 | to go crazy |
| 믿다 | to believe, to trust |
| 밀다 | to push |
| 바꾸다 | to change, to switch |
| 바뀌다 | to change, to be changed |
| 바라다 | to wish, to hope, to want |
| 바라보다 | to look (at) |
| 바르다 | to apply, to put on |
| 반대하다 | to oppose |
| 받다 | to get, to take, to receive |
| 받아들이다 | to accept |
| 발견되다 | to be discovered, to be found |
| 발견하다 | to discover, to find |
| 발달하다 | to develop, to advance |
| 발생하다 | to happen, to occur |
| 발전하다 | to develop, to grow |
| 발표하다 | to announce, to make public |
| 밝히다 | to reveal, to disclose; to light |
| 밟다 | to step on |
| 방문하다 | to visit |
| 배우다 | to learn |
| 버리다 | to throw away, to abandon |
| 벌다 | to make (money), to earn (money) |
| 벌리다 | to be profitable, to spread |
| 벌어지다 | to get wider; to happen |
| 벌이다 | to start, to begin |
| 벗다 | to take off, to undress |
| 벗어나다 | to get out |
| 변하다 | to change, to vary |
| 변화하다 | to change, to turn |
| 보내다 | to send; to pass, to spend |
| 보다 | to see, to watch, to look at |
| 보이다 (1) | to be seen, to look |
| 보이다 (2) | to show, to let somebody see |
| 볶다 | to stir-fry |
| 뵙다 | to see, to meet (humble form of 만나다) |
| 부르다 | to call; to sing |
| 부탁하다 | to ask for a favor, to request |
| 불다 | to blow |
| 붓다 | to pour |
| 붙다 | to stick (to); to pass (a test) |
| 붙이다 | to stick |
| 비교하다 | to compare |
| 비다 | to be empty, to be vacant |
| 비추다 | to shine, to reflect |
| 비치다 | to shine, to be reflected |
| 빌리다 | to borrow, to take out a loan |
| 빛나다 | to shine, to sparkle |
| 빠져나가다 | to get out, to escape |
| 빠지다 (1) | to sink; to be absorbed |
| 빠지다 (2) | to fall out; to be dropped; to be absent |
| 빼다 | to remove, to subtract, to take out |
| 뽑다 | to pull; to select, to choose |
| 뿌리다 | to spread, to sprinkle |
| 사다 | to buy |
| 사라지다 | to disappear |
| 사랑하다 | to love |
| 사용되다 | to be used |
| 사용하다 | to use |
| 살다 | to live |
| 실리다 | to save (someone) |
| 살펴보다 | to examine, to search, to check |
| 상상하다 | to imagine |
| 생각나다 | to remember, to occur |
| 생각되다 | to be considered, to be thought |
| 생각하다 | to think |
| 생겨나다 | to originate, to form |
| 생기다 | to be formed, to look (like) |
| 서다 | to stand; to stop |
| 서두르다 | to hurry, to rush |
| 섞다 | to mix, to blend; to shuffle |
| 선물하다 | to give a present |
| 선택하다 | to choose, to select |
| 설명하다 | to explain |
| 성공하다 | to succeed |
| 세우다 | to make something stand; to set up; to stop |
| 소개하다 | to introduce |
| 소리치다 | to shout, to yell |
| 속하다 | to belong to |
| 숨다 | to hide |
| 쉬다 | to rest, to relax, to take a day off |
| 시달리다 | to suffer from, to worry about |
| 시작되다 | to start, to begin (by itself) |
| 시작하다 | to start, to begin (Something) |
| 시키다 | to make (somebody do); to order |
| 식사하다 | to have a meal |
| 신다 | to put on, to wear (on feet) |
| 싣다 | to load |
| 실례하다 | to annoy, to trouble |
| 실수하다 | to make a mistake |
| 실패하다 | to fail |
| 싫어하다 | to hate, to dislike |
| 심다 | to plant |
| 싸다 | to wrap; to pack |
| 싸우다 | to fight, to argue |
| 쌓다 | to pile, to stack, to accumulate |
| 쌓이다 | to be stacked, to pile up |
| 썰다 | to cut, to chop, to slice |
| 쏟아지다 | to pour |
| 쓰다 (1) | to write |
| 쓰다 (2) | to wear, to put on (on or overhead) |
| 쓰다 (3) | to use, to spend |
| 쓰이다 | to be used |
| 씹다 | to chew, to bite |
| 씻다 | to wash |
| 아끼다 | to save; to cherish |
| 안다 | to hug, to hold |
| 안되다 | to be unsuccessful |
| 앉다 | to sit |
| 않다 | to be not |
| 알다 | to know |
| 알리다 | to let somebody know, to inform |
| 알아보다 | to check, to investigate; to recognize |
| 앓다 | to suffer (from), to be sick |
| 애쓰다 | to try, to endeavour |
| 약속하다 | to promise |
| 어울리다 | to get along; to match, to suit |
| 얻다 | to borrow; to gain, to get |
| 없애다 | to remove, to get rid of |
| 여행하다 | to travel |
| 연구하다 | to study, to research |
| 연습하다 | to practice |
| 열다 | to open |
| 열리다 | to open, to be opened |
| 오다 | to come |
| 오르다 | to rise, to go up |
| 올라가다 | to go up, to rise |
| 올라오다 | to come up |
| 올리다 | to raise, to lift, to post |
| 옮기다 | to move, to shift |
| 외치다 | to shout, to yell |
| 요구하다 | to request, to demand |
| 요리하다 | to cook |
| 운동하다 | to do exercise |
| 운전하다 | to drive |
| 울다 | to cry, to weep |
| 울리다 | to make somebody cry; to sound, to ring |
| 움직이다 | to move |
| 웃기다 | to make somebody laugh; to be funny |
| 웃다 | to laugh, to smile |
| 원하다 | to want, to wish |
| 위하다 | to care for; for |
| 의미하다 | to mean |
| 의하다 | to be due to, to be based on |
| 이기다 | to win, to beat; to overcome |
| 이루다 | to make, to form; to achieve |
| 이루어지다 | to be made up of; to be achieved |
| 이사하다 | to move (house), to shift |
| 이야기하다 | to talk |
| 이용하다 | to use |
| 이해하다 | to understand |
| 이혼하다 | to divorce |
| 인사하다 | to greet |
| 일어나다 | to get up, to stand up; to happen |
| 일어서다 | to stand up |
| 일으키다 | to raise; to cause |
| 일하다 | to work |
| 읽다 | to read |
| 잃다 | to lose, to be deprived of |
| 잃어버리다 | to lose something |
| 입다 | to put on, to wear; to suffer |
| 잇다 | to connect, to continue |
| 있다 | to be, to exist, to have |
| 잊다 | to forget |
| 잊어버리다 | to forget |
| 자다 | to sleep |
| 자라다 | to grow (up) |
| 자랑하다 | to boast, to show off |
| 자르다 | to cut, to sever |
| 잘되다 | to go well |
| 잘못되다 | to go wrong |
| 잘못하다 | to do wrong |
| 잘하다 | to do something well |
| 잠들다 | to go to sleep, to fall asleep |
| 잠자다 | to sleep |
| 잡다 | to catch, to hold |
| 잡히다 | to be caught |
| 적다 | to write (down) |
| 전하다 | to tell, to convey, to deliver |
| 전화하다 | to make a phone call |
| 정리하다 | to arrange, to organize |
| 정하다 | to decide, to determine |
| 젖다 | to get wet |
| 제공하다 | to offer, to provide |
| 조사하다 | to investigate, to look into |
| 조심하다 | to be careful, to watch out |
| 졸다 | to doze off |
| 졸업하다 | to graduate |
| 좋아하다 | to like, to enjoy |
| 주다 | to give |
| 주장하다 | to insist |
| 죽다 | to die |
| 죽이다 | to kill |
| 준비하다 | to prepare |
| 줄어들다 | to decrease, to shrink |
| 줄이다 | to reduce, to decrease (something) |
| 쥐다 | to hold, to clasp |
| 즐기다 | to enjoy, to have fun |
| 증가하다 | to increase, to grow |
| 지나가다 | to pass (by) |
| 지나다 | to pass, to go by |
| 지내다 | to spend one’s time; to get along |
| 지다 | to lose, to be defeated |
| 지르다 | to shout, to yell |
| 지우다 | to delete, to remove |
| 지치다 | to be exhausted, to be tired |
| 지켜보다 | to watch, to observe |
| 지키다 | to keep, to obey; to guard |
| 진행되다 | to progress, to proceed |
| 질문하다 | to ask, to question |
| 집다 | to pick up |
| 짓다 | to make, to build, to name |
| 찍다 | to spear; to stamp; to take (a picture) |
| 차다 | to kick; to dump |
| 차리다 | to set, to prepare; to regain, to recover |
| 참다 | to suppress, to bear, to endure |
| 참석하다 | to attend, to participate |
| 찾다 | to find, to look for |
| 찾아가다 | to go, to visit; to pick up |
| 찾아보다 | to look for, to find |
| 찾아오다 | to come, to visit; to pick up |
| 채우다 | to fill |
| 챙기다 | to take, to pack; to take care of |
| 청소하다 | to clean |
| 쳐다보다 | to gaze, to stare |
| 초대하다 | to invite |
| 추다 | to praise (up), to flatter |
| 축하하다 | to celebrate, to congratulate |
| 출발하다 | to depart, to leave |
| 춤추다 | to dance |
| 취소하다 | to cancel, to revoke |
| 취하다 | to be drunk |
| 치다 | to hit, to strike; to play; to take |
| 커지다 | to grow bigger |
| 켜다 | to turn on, to switch on |
| 크다 | to grow (up) |
| 키우다 | to raise, to bring up, to grow |
| 타다 (1) | to take, to ride, to get on |
| 타다 (2) | to burn, to be burned |
| 태어나다 | to be born |
| 태우다 (1) | to give a ride, to ride |
| 태우다 (2) | to burn |
| 터지다 | to explode; to break out |
| 통하다 | to go through; to communicate |
| 틀다 | to turn (e.g. a tap); to twist |
| 틀리다 | to be wrong, to be incorrect |
| 팔다 | to sell |
| 펴다 | to unfold, to spread, to open |
| 펼쳐지다 | to spread, to be held |
| 펼치다 | to open, to unfold |
| 포기하다 | to give up, to abandon |
| 포함되다 | to be included |
| 포함하다 | to include, to contain |
| 표현하다 | to express, to show |
| 풀다 | to untie, to unfasten; to solve |
| 풀리다 | to come untied; to be solved |
| 피다 | to bloom, to blossom |
| 피우다 | to light, to burn; to smoke |
| 피하다 | to avoid, to escape |
| 하다 | to do |
| 해결하다 | to settle, to solve |
| 향하다 | to head, to face (to a direction) |
| 화나다 | to be angry |
| 확인하다 | to confirm, to check |
| 활용하다 | to use |
| 후회하다 | to regret |
| 흐르다 | to flow, to run; to elapse, to pass |
| 흔들다 | to shake, to swing |
| 흘리다 | to shed, to drop |