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Korean grammar - Korean Verbs - The Infinitive

Korean Verbs - The Infinitive

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.

Examples:
자다
to sleep

stem 자 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅏ

가다
to go

stem 가 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅏ

앉다
to sit, to sit down

stem 앉 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is a consonant, final vowel is ㅏ

보다
to look

stem 보 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅗ

오다
to come

stem 오 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅗ

아프다
to be sick

stem 아프 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅡ

아름답다
to be beautiful

stem 아름답 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is ㅂ

차갑다
to be cold

stem 차갑 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is ㅂ

더럽다
to be dirty

stem 더럽 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is ㅂ

무겁다
to be heavy

stem 무겁 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is ㅂ

일하다
to work

stem 일하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

공부하다
to study

stem 공부하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

노래하다
to sing

stem 노래하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

질주하다
to gallop

stem 질주하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

수영하다
to swim

stem 수영하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

운동하다
to exercise

stem 운동하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

운전하다
to drive

stem 운전하 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

가르치다
to teach

stem 가르치 + ending 다

this is 하다 verb

달리다
to run

stem 달리 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅣ

느리다
to be slow

stem 느리 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅣ

짖다
to bark

stem 짖 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is a consonant, final vowel is ㅣ

맛있다
to be tasty

stem 맛있 + ending 다

verb stem final letter is a consonant, final vowel is ㅣ

맛 means 'taste'

서다
to stand

stem 서 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅓ

배우다
to learn

stem 배우 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅜ

싸우다
to fight

stem 싸우 + ending 다

verb stem final letter and final vowel is ㅜ