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Action Verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 재미있다 | spread happiness (makes others enjoy being with them) |
| 찾다 | find (some object) |
| 먹고 살다 | make a living (eat and live) |
| 주다 | give |
| 더워(지)다 | get hot; become hot |
| 곁들이다 | accompany (as a side); serve together |
| 함께 다니다 | Accompany (keeps company); go somewhere regularly; Attend; commute |
| 넣다 | add; put |
| 화나다 | Angry 화가 나다=be angry, get upset |
| 받다 | answer (a phone call) |
| 나오다 | appear; be available; come out (seasonal items) used for foods or products that appear seasonally. |
| -는 것 같다 | appear to; seem to used to soften a statement and show uncertainty or observation |
| 다가오다 | approach (time/event) |
| 가까워지다 | approaching; getting close (in time) commonly used for upcoming events and sounds natural for time-based reasons |
| 도착하다 | arrive; be delivered |
| 물어보다 | Ask; Inquire |
| 달라고 하다 | ask for |
| 요청하다 | request |
| 다니다 | go continuously; attend (college, etc) |
| -을/를 못하다 -을/를 잘 못하다 {for extra clarity} | Be bad at Since 못하다 can also mean “to be unable to do” or “cannot do” something, 잘 [jal] is often added in front of this and makes it 잘 못하다, to make the meaning clear. |
| -을/를 잘하다 | Be good at |
| 지각하다 | late for school, class or work - "To show up late." |
| 늦다 | late, Running late, Arriving late. |
| 되게 됐어요 | Became; Ended up becoming; Came to be |
| 되다 | become takes subject complement -가, not object. 겨울이 되니까= when winter came / because it became winter |
| 뜨겁다 | hot (actualtemperature) |
| 덥다 | (feeling) hot |
| 부서졌다 | break, get broken, as in an accident |
| 믿다 | believe 그 사람은 거짓말을 자주 해서 이제 믿을 수 없어요. I can’t believe this person anymore because he lies too often. |
| 예매하다 | Book; Reserve reserving a seat -movie, train, plane, concert, etc. |
| 부러지다 | break (the bone breaks by itself) |
| 부러뜨리다 | break (something - you break it) |
| 부숴요 | break; destroy |
| 가져오다 | bring bring along, towards the speaker |
| 가져가다 | bring taking something to another place |
| 데려가다 | bring for people or children |
| 바쁘다 | busy |
| 사다 | buy 사 주다 - to buy something for someone. |
| 전화한다 | call (on phone) |
| 부르다 | is called |
| 부르다 | called (to get someone's attention) |
| –이/가 안 되다 | cannot be done; is not possible (not just “doesn’t happen") |
| 감기에 걸리다 | catch cold |
| 충전하다 | Charge (a battery) 배터리를 충전하다= To charge a battery |
| 고르다 | choose; pick 골라서= by choosing |
| 청소하다 | clean |
| 닦다 | wipe; polish; dust |
| 닫다 | close |
| 식다 | cool down (actual temperature drop) |
| 오다 | Come 밤에 잠이 잘 옵니까? Do you sleep well at night? (Lit Does sleep come well at night?) For seasons, it’s more natural to use 오다 (come) rather than 도착하다 (arrive). |
| 다녀오다 | come back; go and return; be back; have gone (to) Commonly used to say you went somewhere after you return. |
| 들어오다 | come in; enter |
| 나오다 | come out |
| 말하다 | speak; talk |
| 불평하다 | complain |
| 요리하다 | cook (formal) Use 만들다 for casual conversation |
| 손상시키다 | damage physically or intentionally damage |
| 울다 | cry |
| 자르다 | cut (hair, etc) |
| 추다 | Dance |
| 출발하다 | depart |
| 떠난다 | leave |
| 알게 되다 | Find out; Realise; Come to know |
| 모이다 | Gather (use for people, for saving money) |
| 주다 | give |
| 받다 | Get; Receive; Take; To be given 언제 스트레스를 받아요? =When do you get stressed? |
| 화를 내다 | become angry; lose one's temper |
| 병이 낫다 | get better from illness |
| 좋아지다 | get better in character/in general; improve |
| 다치다 | become hurt; be injured |
| 내리다 | get off (a train or bus); Dismount; Disembark |
| 익숙해지다 | get used to; become familiar with |
| 선물하다 | give a gift |
| 가다 | go (away from here) |
| 다녀오다 | Go and come back; Visit; travel to Commonly used to say you went somewhere after you return. Used for short or routine trips (school, gym, library), 잘 다녀와=Have a good trip” or “Take care while you’re out.” |
| 갔다 오다 | Go and come back; visit Only the 오다 is conjugated. Ccan be used for longer or special trips (travel abroad, study abroad), and generally interchangeable with 다녀오다 depending on the nuance. |
| 돌아가다 | go back; return |
| 나오다 | come out; leave |
| 놓고 오다 | leave (something) behind; forget (놓고 오다=come and let go) |
| 나가다 | go out |
| 출근하다 | go to work |
| 올라가다 | go up (mountain, etc); climb (climbing mountains is a New Year activity) |
| <noun>이/가 좋다 | be good; be likeable; be preferable In ‘to be likeable’ or ‘to be preferable’, it implies either ‘to be likeable by me’ or ‘to be likeable by you’, so it means ‘I like it!” or “Do you like it?” Note좋대요 =좋다고 해요 =they/people say it’s good |
| (돈을) 찾다 | withdraw (money) =seek (money) |
| 졸업하다 | graduate 대학을 졸업하다 = to graduate college |
| 자라다 | grow (naturally, gradually) |
| 난다 | Happen; Grow; Sprout; Come out 가을이 오니 단풍이 난다. - As autumn comes, the leaves grow to be autumn colors. 냄새가 난다. - A smell comes out. 짜증이 난다. - Is very annoying. 기분이 난다. - I feel happy. |
| 재미있다 | be/have fun |
| 떠나다 | leave |
| 출발하다 | depart |
| 들었다 | hear |
| 들렸다 | is heard (passive) |
| 열리다 | Hold (event) 있다 literally means “exists” or “is,” but for events, Korean usually uses 열리다 |
| <noun>은/는 어때요? | how about...? |
| 배가 고프다 | hungry |
| 사랑하다 | In; be in; be inside; be contained in |
| 설치하다 | install (usually for fixed or permanent setup) |
| 두다 | temporary install; place <something> Means to place something somewhere, often for temporary or functional placement. |
| 알다 | know |
| 알다 | learn |
| 좋아하다 | Like; love (objects, food) |
| 듣다 | listen |
| 살다 | live; reside |
| 찾다 | look for; search for |
| 사랑하다 | love (person) |
| 만들다 | make |
| 예약하다 | make a reservation; reserve; book |
| 이동하다 | move from one place to another |
| 움직이다 | moved (manner of moving) |
| 이사하다 | move (to new house) |
| 필요하다 | need <noun> |
| 착하다 | nice |