Verb and Adjective Conjugation

The Dieut-Irregular & Bieup-Irregular

Some verbs whose final consonant (batchim) is 'γ„· (d)' change it to 'γ„Ή (r)' before a vowel. This is the dieut-irregular.

γ„· Becomes γ„Ή (d β†’ r)

DictionaryConjugatedMeaning
λ“£λ‹€ (deutda)λ“€μ–΄μš” (deur-eoyo)to listen
κ±·λ‹€ (geotda)κ±Έμ–΄μš” (geor-eoyo)to walk
묻닀 (mutda)λ¬Όμ–΄μš” (mur-eoyo)to ask
μ‹£λ‹€ (sitda)μ‹€μ–΄μš” (sir-eoyo)to load
μ €λŠ” 맀일 아침에 μŒμ•…μ„ λ“€μ–΄μš”.
jeo-neun maeil achim-e eumag-eul deureoyo.
I listen to music every morning.
κ³΅μ›μ—μ„œ 천천히 κ±Έμ–΄μš”.
gongwon-eseo cheoncheonhi geor-eoyo.
I walk slowly in the park.
λͺ¨λ₯΄λ©΄ μ„ μƒλ‹˜ν•œν…Œ λ¬Όμ–΄μš”.
moreumyeon seonsaengnim-hante mur-eoyo.
If I don't know, I ask the teacher.

Note: not every 'γ„· (d)' verb is irregular. λ°›λ‹€ β†’ λ°›μ•„μš” (badayo) and λ‹«λ‹€ β†’ λ‹«μ•„μš” (dadayo) are regular.

The Bieup-Irregular

Many adjectives whose final consonant is 'γ…‚ (b)' change it to '우 (u)' before a vowel, so the ending usually becomes '-μ›Œμš” (-woyo)'.

DictionaryConjugatedMeaning
μΆ₯λ‹€ (chupda)μΆ”μ›Œμš” (chuwoyo)to be cold
λ₯λ‹€ (deopda)λ”μ›Œμš” (deowoyo)to be hot
쉽닀 (swipda)μ‰¬μ›Œμš” (swiwoyo)to be easy
돕닀 (dopda)λ„μ™€μš” (dowayo)to help
κ²¨μšΈμ΄λΌμ„œ 날씨가 정말 μΆ”μ›Œμš”.
gyeour-iraseo nalssi-ga jeongmal chuwoyo.
It's winter, so the weather is really cold.
이 λ¬Έμ œλŠ” λ³„λ‘œ 어렡지 μ•Šκ³  μ‰¬μ›Œμš”.
i munje-neun byeollo eoryeopji anko swiwoyo.
This problem is not very hard; it's easy.
μ•„κΈ° 손이 μ•„μ£Ό κ·€μ—¬μ›Œμš”.
agi son-i aju gwiyeowoyo.
The baby's hands are very cute.
μΉœκ΅¬κ°€ 이사λ₯Ό λ„μ™€μš”.
chingu-ga isa-reul dowayo.
My friend helps with the move.

Regular Bieup Verbs

Note: not every 'γ…‚ (b)' word is irregular. μž…λ‹€ β†’ μž…μ–΄μš” (ibeoyo), μž‘λ‹€ β†’ μž‘μ•„μš” (jabayo), and 쒁닀 β†’ μ’μ•„μš” (jobayo) are regular.

날씨가 μΆ”μ›Œμ„œ μ½”νŠΈλ₯Ό μž…μ–΄μš”.
nalssi-ga chuwoseo koteu-reul ibeoyo.
The weather is cold, so I wear a coat.
πŸ’‘ Tip: Tip: 돕닀 (dopda, to help) and κ³±λ‹€ (gopda, to be lovely) are special and become '-μ™€μš” (-wayo)': λ„μ™€μš” (dowayo), κ³ μ™€μš” (gowayo). Most others take '-μ›Œμš” (-woyo)'.
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