SECRETKOREAN
Korean, Korean language, Korean alphabet, Korean grammar, Korean vocabulary, Korean culture

Korean Irregular Verbs List

This is a must-read grammar guide for anyone who wants to master Korean.

Korean Irregular Verbs


One of the most important grammar points when learning Korean is irregular verbs! The Korean irregular verbs list like "걷다" (to walk), "듣다" (to listen), and "닫다" (to close) can be tricky to learn. However, once you understand the rules behind irregular verbs, Korean becomes much more fun and easier to grasp. The irregular verbs 'ㄷ', 'ㄹ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅅ', '러', '르', and 'ㅎ', are often confusing for learners. But once you understand how they change, you'll see a significant improvement in both your conversational and grammatical skills.

In this session, we’ll clearly explain how the irregular verbs change and show you how they’re used. This is a must-read grammar guide for anyone who wants to master Korean.

If you have not learned the basic concept of irregular verbs, please check out the link below first.



Irregular Verb 'ㄷ'

아/어/여요아/어/여서(으)세요
걷다 (to walk)걸어요걸어서걸으세요
묻다 (to ask)물어요물어서물으세요
듣다 (to listen)들어요들어서들으세요
받다 (to receive)받아요받아서받으세요
닫다 (to close)닫아요닫아서닫으세요
얻다 (to get/obtain)얻어요얻어서얻으세요
믿다 (to believe)믿어요믿어서믿으세요
쏟다 (to spill)쏟아요쏟아서쏟으세요



Irregular Verb 'ㄹ'

아/어/여요(으)ㄹ래요(으)ㄴ
살다 (to live)살아요살래요사는
길다 (long)길어요
열다 (to open)열어요열래요여는
울다 (to cry)울어요울래요우는
밀다 (to push)밀어요밀래요미는
팔다 (to sell)팔아요팔래요파는
(으)ㄹ까요?네요습니다/ㅂ니다
살다 (to live)살까요?사네요삽니다
길다 (long)길까요?기네요깁니다
열다 (to open)열까요?여네요엽니다
울다 (to cry)울까요?우네요웁니다
밀다 (to push)밀까요?미네요밉니다
팔다 (to sell)팔까요?파네요팝니다



Irregular Verb 'ㅂ'

아/어/여서(으)니았/었/였
덥다/춥다
(hot/cold)
더워서/추워서더우니/추우니더웠/추웠덥고/춥고
가볍다/무겁
(light/heavy)
가벼워서/
무거워서
가벼우니/
무거우니
가벼웠/
무거웠
가볍고/
무겁고
쉽다 (easy)쉬워서쉬우니쉬웠쉽고
굽다 (to bake)구워서구우니구웠굽고
돕다 (to help)도와서도우니도왔돕고
눕다
(to lay down)
누워서누우니누웠눕고
잡다 (to catch)잡아서잡으니잡았잡고
입다 (to wear)입어서입으니입었입고



Irregular Verb 'ㅅ'

아/어/여서(으)니(으)면
낫다 (better)나아서나으니나으면낫고
짓다 (to make)지어서지으니지으면짓고
붓다 (to pour)부어서부으니부으면붓고
젓다 (to stir)저어서저으니저으면젓고
잇다 (to connect)이어서이으니이으면잇고
벗다
(to take off)
벗어서벗으니벗으면벗고
씻다 (to wash)씻어서씻으니씻으면씻고



Irregular Verb '러'

(으)러(으)러서았/었/였
이르다 (to reach)이르러이르러서이르렀다
푸르다
(clear and clean)
푸르러푸르러서푸르었다



Irregular Verb '르'

아/어/여서
빠르다 (fast)빨라서빠르
다르다 (different)달라서다르고
오르다 (to climb)올라서오르고
부르다 (to call)불러서부르고
모르다 (not know)몰라서모르고
치르다 (to undergo)치러서치르고
흐르다 (to flow)흘러서흐르고



Irregular Verb 'ㅎ'

(으)ㄴ(으)면(으)ㄹ습니다/ㅂ니다
빨갛다 (red)빨간빨가면빨갛습니다
어떻다 (how about)어떤어떠면어떨어떻습니다
좋다 (like)좋은좋으면좋을좋습니다
싫다 (dislike)싫은싫으면싫을싫습니다
많다 (many)많은많으면많을많습니다
괜찮다 (nice, fine)괜찮은괜찮으면괜찮을괜찮습니다