Korean Verb

근무하다 to work

기다리다 to wait
가다 to go
기대하다 to expect, to anticipate
가르치다 to teach
기록하다 to record, to write
가리키다 to point, to indicate
기르다 to raise, to grow; to develop
가져가다 to take, to carry
기뻐하다 to rejoice, to be happy
가져오다 to bring; to cause
기억나다 to remember, to come to mind
가지다 to have, to possess
기억하다 to remember, to recall
갈아입다 to change (one’s clothes)
기울이다 to lean; to pay (attention)
갈아타다 to change/transfer to (car, metro, train etc.)
깎다 to peel, to cut; to cut down, to discount
감다 (1) to close (one’s eyes)
깨다 (1) to wake (up); to sober up
감다 (2) to wind up, to coil
깨다 (2) to break, to smash
감사하다 to appreciate, to thank
깨닫다 to realize, to become aware
감추다 to hide, to disguise
꺼내다 to pull, to take out
강조하다 to emphasize
꾸미다 to decorate; to invent, to fabricate
갖추다 to prepare, to be equipped (with)
꿈꾸다 to dream (of)
개발하다 to develop, to create
끄다 to put out; to switch off
거두다 to collect; to achieve
끄덕이다 to nod, to give a nod
거짓말하다 to lie, to tell a lie
끊다 to cut; to stop; to hang up
걱정하다 to worry (about)
끊어지다 to get cut; to be disconnected
건너다 to cross (over)
끌다 to pull, to draw; to drag, to prolong
걷다 to walk
끓다 to boil
걸다 to hang; to call
끝나다 to end, to be over
걸리다 (1) to hang, to be hung; to catch (a cold)
끝내다 to finish, to put an end to
걸리다 (2) to take (time)
나가다 to go out; to attend; to leave, to quit
걸어가다 to go on foot, to walk 놀라다
나누다 to be surprised
to divide, to split; to share
걸어오다 to come on foot 높이다
나다 to make
to grow, something
to sprout; high, totoincrease
to happen, occur
겪다 to experience, to undergo 놓다 to lay, to put; to release, to let go
견디다 to endure, to bear, to stand 놓이다 to be put, to be laid; to feel relieved
결심하다 to resolve 놓치다 to miss (bus, opportunity)
결정되다 to be decided 누르다 to press

눕다 to lie

느끼다 to feel
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 바르다 to apply, to put on

그러다 to do that, to do this 반대하다 to oppose
그리다 to draw, to paint 받다 to get, to take, to receive
그만두다 to stop, to drop, to quit 받아들이다 to accept
그치다 to stop, to cease 발견되다 to be discovered, to be found
나빠지다 to become worse 발견하다 to discover, to find
나서다 to come/step forward 발달하다 to develop, to advance
나오다 to come out, to turn up; to finish; to quit
발생하다 to happen, to occur
나타나다 to appear 발전하다 to develop, to grow
나타내다 to show, to express 발표하다 to announce, to make public
날다 to fly 밝히다 to reveal, to disclose; to light

밟다 to step on

방문하다 to visit
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

떠나다 to leave
넣다 to put (something in)
떠오르다 to rise up; to occur
노래하다 to sing a song
떠올리다 to recall, to recollect
노력하다 to endeavor, to strive
떨다 to shake, to quiver
놀다 to play, to hang out with
떨리다 to quiver, to tremble
달아나다 to escape, to run away
떨어지다 to fall, to drop; to fail; to run out
닮다 to resemble, to look like
떼다 to take off, to detach
담기다 to be put in
뛰다 (1) to run, to dash
담다 to put, to hold
뛰다 (2) to jump; to beat
당기다 to pull, to draw
뜨다 (1) to float, to rise
당하다 to go through, to suffer
뜨다 to open (one’s eyes)
닿다 to touch, to reach
뜻하다 to mean, to indicate
대다 to put, to apply, to touch
마련하다 to prepare, to arrange
대답하다 to answer, to reply
마르다 to dry, to run dry; to become thin
대하다 to treat, to face; concerning
마시다 to drink, to have
더하다 to add
마치다 to end, to finish

막다 to block; to stop, to prevent

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

성공하다 to succeed
돌보다 to take care, to look after
세우다 to make something stand; to set up; to stop
돌아가다 to return; to pass away
소개하다 to introduce
돌아보다 to look back
소리치다 to shout, to yell
돌아오다 to return, to come back
속하다 to belong to
돕다 to help
숨다 to hide
되다 to become, to come to
쉬다 to rest, to relax, to take a day off
두다 to put, to set
시달리다 to suffer from, to worry about
둘러보다 to look around
시작되다 to start, to begin (by itself)
둘러싸다 to surround
시작하다 to start, to begin (Something)
드러나다 to come out, to appear, to be exposed
시키다 to make (somebody do); to order
드러내다 to show, to reveal
식사하다 to have a meal
드리다 to give (honorific of 주다)
신다 to put on, to wear (on feet)
듣다 to hear, to listen
싣다 to load
들다 (1) to take, to cost; to contain; to catch
실례하다 to annoy, to trouble
들다 (2) to raise; to hold
실수하다 to make a mistake
들르다 to drop by
실패하다 to fail
들리다 to be heard, to sound
싫어하다 to hate, to dislike
들어가다 to enter, to go into
심다 to plant
들어서다 to enter, to go into; to be built
싸다 to wrap; to pack
들어오다 to enter, to come into
싸우다 to fight, to argue

쌓다 to pile, to stack, to accumulate

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

지치다 to be exhausted, to be tired
맞다 (1) to be right, to be correct; to fit
지켜보다 to watch, to observe
맞다 (2) to be hit, to be beaten; to get
지키다 to keep, to obey; to guard
맞다 (3) to face a certain time; to greet, to welcome
진행되다 to progress, to proceed
맞추다 to check, compare; to adjust
질문하다 to ask, to question
맞히다 to guess right, to hit the mark
집다 to pick up
맡기다 to entrust, to leave
짓다 to make, to build, to name
맡다 (1) to take care of, to take on; to keep
찍다 to spear; to stamp; to take (a picture)
맡다 (2) to smell, to sniff
차다 to kick; to dump
매다 to tie, to fasten, to wear
차리다 to set, to prepare; to regain, to
머무르다 to stay recover

먹다 to eat, to have, to take 참다 to suppress, to bear, to endure

먹이다 to feed 참석하다 to attend, to participate

멈추다 to stop, to halt 찾다 to find, to look for

모르다 to not know 찾아가다 to go, to visit; to pick up

모으다 to gather, to collect 찾아보다 to look for, to find

모이다 to gather, to come together 찾아오다 to come, to visit; to pick up

모자라다 to be short, to be insufficient 채우다 to fill

몰다 to steer, to drive 챙기다 to take, to pack; to take care of

못하다 to be poor; to be incapable, cannot 청소하다 to clean

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

모시다 to take care of; to take, to bring (honorific form of 데리다)

물어보다 to ask 빠지다 (1) to sink; to be absorbed
미루다 to delay, to postpone; to shift blame 빠지다 (2) to fall out; to be dropped; to be
absent
미워하다 to hate, to dislike
빼다 to remove, to subtract, to take out
미치다 to go crazy
뽑다 to pull; to select, to choose
믿다 to believe, to trust
뿌리다 to spread, to sprinkle
밀다 to push
사다 to buy
바꾸다 to change, to switch
사라지다 to disappear
바뀌다 to change, to be changed
사랑하다 to love
바라다 to wish, to hope, to want
사용되다 to be used
바라보다 to look (at)
사용하다 to use
볶다 to stir-fry
살다 to live
뵙다 to see, to meet (humble form of 만나다)
실리다 to save (someone)
부르다 to call; to sing
살펴보다 to examine, to search, to check
부탁하다 to ask for a favor, to request
상상하다 to imagine
불다 to blow
생각나다 to remember, to occur
붓다 to pour
생각되다 to be considered, to be thought
붙다 to stick (to); to pass (a test)
생각하다 to think
붙이다 to stick
생겨나다 to originate, to form
비교하다 to compare
생기다 to be formed, to look (like)
비다 to be empty, to be vacant
서다 to stand; to stop
비추다 to shine, to reflect
서두르다 to hurry, to rush
비치다 to shine, to be reflected
섞다 to mix, to blend; to shuffle
빌리다 to borrow, to take out a loan
선물하다 to give a present
빛나다 to shine, to sparkle
선택하다 to choose, to select
빠져나가다 to get out, to escape
설명하다
오다 to come to explain
쓰다 (1) to write
오르다 to rise, to go up
쓰다 (2) to wear, to put on (on or overhead)
올라가다 to go up, to rise
쓰다 (3) to use, to spend
올라오다 to come up
쓰이다 to be used
올리다 to raise, to lift, to post
씹다 to chew, to bite
옮기다 to move, to shift

외치다 to shout, to yell

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

이용하다 to use 펼치다 to open, to unfold

이해하다 to understand 포기하다 to give up, to abandon
이혼하다 to divorce 포함되다 to be included
인사하다 to greet 포함하다 to include, to contain
일어나다 to get up, to stand up; to happen 표현하다 to express, to show
일어서다 to stand up 풀다 to untie, to unfasten; to solve
일으키다 to raise; to cause 풀리다 to come untied; to be solved
일하다 to work 피다 to bloom, to blossom
읽다 to read 피우다 to light, to burn; to smoke
잃다 to lose, to be deprived of 피하다 to avoid, to escape

하다 to do

해결하다 to settle, to solve

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 쳐다보다 to gaze, to stare

잡다 to catch, to hold 초대하다 to invite
잡히다 to be caught 추다 to praise (up), to flatter
적다 to write (down) 축하하다 to celebrate, to congratulate
전하다 to tell, to convey, to deliver 출발하다 to depart, to leave
전화하다 to make a phone call 춤추다 to dance
정리하다 to arrange, to organize 취소하다 to cancel, to revoke
정하다 to decide, to determine 취하다 to be drunk
젖다 to get wet 치다 to hit, to strike; to play; to take
제공하다 to offer, to provide 커지다 to grow bigger
조사하다 to investigate, to look into 켜다 to turn on, to switch on
조심하다 to be careful, to watch out 크다 to grow (up)
졸다 to doze off 키우다 to raise, to bring up, to grow
졸업하다 to graduate 타다 (1) to take, to ride, to get on
좋아하다 to like, to enjoy 타다 (2) to burn, to be burned

태어나다 to be born

태우다 (1) to give a ride, to ride

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