Korean grammar #3 – Verb (동사)

Verb in Korean dictionary will do some form changing when it is used in the actual, this changing depend on context and when the sentence is being used, for example verb that has activity which is held in past, will have different form changing with verb that has activity which held in the future, this verb changing will be discuss in detail later.

Verb position in Korean language is different with verb position in common language, usually common language like English, America, will place verb in the middle of subject and object, but Verb in Korean will place in the end of sentence and between subject, object and verb will be connected by specify particle depend on the context of sentences.

This is the simple Korean sentence form

Subject + Object + Verb

Usually in the Korean sentence, when the subject refers to ‘I’, it will disappear and will not be spoken.

Hangul	Romanization	Meaning
보다	boda	to watch
기다리다	gidalida	to wait
자다	jada	to sleep
사다	sada	to buy
읽다	ilkda	To read
쓰다	sseuda	to write
먹다	meokda	to eat

Example in a sentence :

I learn Korean language

내가 한국말을 공부해요

naega hangugmal-eul gongbuhaeyo

Take the bus

버스를 타세요

buseureul taseyo