Recently I was working on creating an online basic Korean grammar course and for that I compiled a list of the most basic and most important Korean language particles, verb endings and connectors.
On this page, I am giving you the list of the most basic beginner level Korean Verb Endings. Whether you are just a beginner level Korean language learner or you are preparing for TOPIK I test, you must study and understand these connectors properly as these are very commonly used in day-to-day life written and spoken Korean. If you want a step-by-step course, the TOPIK I Grammar Masterclass teaches these patterns in order, with practice in every lesson.
- 입니다, 이에요/예요 – Is/am/are
- 있다 – To have, To exist and 없다 – Not to have, To not exist
- V + 아요/어요 or ㅂ니다/습니다 – Present tense verb ending
- V + 았어요/었어요 – Past Tense Verb Ending
- V + 겠어요 and V + (으)ㄹ 거예요 – Future Tense Ending
- V + 지 않아요/ 않았어요/않을 거예요 – Negative Verb Endings (Don’t, Didn’t, Won’t)
- V + 지 못 해요/ 했어요/할 거예요 – Negative Verb Endings (Can’t, Couldn’t, Won’t be able to)
- 안/못 + Verb안 + V + Ending = Do Not
못 + V + Ending = Cannot
- V + 죠/지요 Isn’t it? (used for confirmation)- 잖아요 – As you know/You know that …..
- V + 고 있다 – V + ing
- V + 고 싶다 – Want to V
- V+ (으)세요/십시오 – Please do.. / Making a Request
- V + 아/어 보다 – To try doing …
- V + 아/어 주다 – To do .. for someone
- Adj+아/어지다 To become/get …
- -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 Can/Can’t
- -(으)ㄹ까요? – Shall we ..?
- -(으)ㅂ시다 – Let’s do ..
- V + 게 됐어요 – Happened to do
- V + 아야/어야 해요 and V + 아야/어야 돼요have to/ need to/ must Do ..
- -아도/어도 돼요 (It’s ok to …)(Asking for/granting permission)
-(으)면 돼요 (You just have to…), You can just do..
(으)려고 하다 Intend/Plan to do something
(으)기로 했어요 – Decided to do..
- ModifiersV + (으)ㄴ – Past
V + 는 – Present
V + (으)ㄹ – future
Adj. + (으)ㄴ
- V/Adj + Modifier + 것 같아요It seems like, looks like
- -라고/다고/자고/냐고 하다- Indirect Speech
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Number 8 is very confusing and I’m sure I’ve never seen a sentence with that structure before. Please correct it for future learners.
You are right!
안/못 + Verb안 + V + Ending = Do Not
못 + V + Ending = Cannot
I see these VERY commonly, let me give examples
달기는 못 먹어요- I can’t eat strawberries (It isn’t that I do not want to do the action, rather there is an outside reason to where I can not do the task)
집에 안 가요- I’m not going home/Don’t go home (If you are referring to yourself or someone else) This is where you don’t want or aren’t doing something