{"id":79539,"date":"2020-10-05T23:34:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T03:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/korean-adjectives\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T04:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:51:50","slug":"korean-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Adjectives [Descriptive Verbs]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To really understand Korean adjectives, you&#8217;ll need to learn more about Korean verbs:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NLOeSs6LgB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-verb-conjugation\/\">How Korean Verb Conjugation Works<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How Korean Verb Conjugation Works&#8221; &#8212; FluentU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-verb-conjugation\/embed\/#?secret=F5NjRnumYr#?secret=NLOeSs6LgB\" data-secret=\"NLOeSs6LgB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oJNpfksTew\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-verbs\/\">The 300 Most Useful Korean Verbs<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The 300 Most Useful Korean Verbs&#8221; &#8212; FluentU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-verbs\/embed\/#?secret=GKaOhubU3l#?secret=oJNpfksTew\" data-secret=\"oJNpfksTew\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because Korean adjectives actually belong to a class of verbs.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re also known as &#8220;descriptive verbs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your guide to the basics of Korean adjectives.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Common Korean Adjectives<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Shapes and sizes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-131010\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-131010\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d8416f216bedd40da9ea500dc322b70f-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ud070        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">big<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f6168029298a896a3c17739dbe32b13b-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub450\uaebc\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">thick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f8fd8eeb925f5a147cc02da084812fe8-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc791\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">small<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-184e4d11f7ed9e7ee10eb37ea2bda47f-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc587\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">thin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-899536cc3b87843d622b4a14bd4231f5-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uae34        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">long<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-485ad1f6e7ed84b0e257933e7bafa7f1-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc77c\uc790\ud615\uc758        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">straight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e32843c9b01b45ed1f4b0704a5414f6a-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc9e7\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">short<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c39044f9875c77e1e6e7c358af2323bd-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub465\uadfc        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-adc22851eedbe3166bf1b0665fd9f8c1-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc881\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">narrow<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-bdb4a294761bbd984d99d9592ff6e79b-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc0bc\uac01\ud615\uc758        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">triangular<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-58e923ceb12769b16ac864cbf28b7e96-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub113\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">wide<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-85a08202ec49b654e4bb196b4ba848a0-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc815\uc0ac\uac01\ud615\uc758        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-131010 from cache -->\n<h3><strong>Colors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-141010\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-141010\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-4b3d18aa88f43dbc74ed26b0ecfa9827-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac80\uc815        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">black<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-fbbbb9b09c0aad2e81635e2ebbc7e581-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ubcf4\ub77c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">purple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1cca0be42b5eb076bc8674b81ad242f1-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ud558\uc580        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">white<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-6986546db797bd5098f36285468010ee-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac08\uc0c9        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d1fb3d71488724011a9b981dbc52e988-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ud68c\uc0c9        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">gray <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2594121e90f656589e304d6af0415a6c-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc8fc\ud669        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">orange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c1222506cfd174b7bd50b081ab0f27f0-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ud30c\ub791        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">blue<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1a331ace86ee6a7f9769823f5c2f2d23-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub178\ub791        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">yellow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5f00198dad454f56fd96518714d29e81-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ube68\uac15        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">red<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d73098073b9cc652d460bd853243df64-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ucd08\ub85d        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-141010 from cache -->\n<h3><strong>Tastes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-151010\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-151010\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-87fe5403e26f365584e11209ccdc18c2-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc4f4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">bitter<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d3e3cdd75eb4a02faac36a7bf1ee8859-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub9e4\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">spicy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f2cd77deb525fc041b0a59092cda150e-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc9e0        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">salty<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d053d07015629780bbbc5408dc067dd0-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub2ec\ucf64\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">sweet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-02f7dc8bcc0e4b2cde941fecd5a86537-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc2e0        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">sour<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-151010 from cache -->\n<h3><strong>Qualities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-161010\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-161010\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-fd4f188eaadc61766287ef89694129d0-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub299\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">old<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e2c3045a91c8c1e72a0b1fcc2b8eba43-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc816\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">wet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-5330910c015b338841c2414ee2a77f3e-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc0c8\ub85c\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">new<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-28c569471c22dc4378bc908114ac3a59-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc2fc        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">cheap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-0821eb56a3ea0c0cc01abaf7e461ffe5-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc88b\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">good<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-95cfc938284767500f3d6b1586bf7850-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ube44\uc2fc        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">expensive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-392f442e443f5174d9252e3708d925b4-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub098\uc05c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">bad<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ee7ca9b458ed729f2df0d3aa3738d4b5-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ube60\ub978        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">fast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-9cc917e4759ca83dbb78b25f73954963-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uae68\ub057\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">clean<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ddd9c24bdf80d45286899e321588aebb-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub290\ub9b0        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">slow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-894efc58f76e633c67eb0908ff02ebe0-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub354\ub7ec\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">dirty<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-934bfd84ca8b2fd8c81829cb6ade8034-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ubb34\uac70\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">heavy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-019181f57f32b2863fe38d07eb7b55c2-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ube48        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">empty<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-37889a72e783de22641059911ecf0fb4-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac00\ubcbc\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">light<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-4def3a8b0ac44b3e5b30bfb1b32ad3db-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac00\ub4dd\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">full<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-b4d0dfae2d6b7e5490a768a8b48f1aae-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac19\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2d6806ddc635ee1c0a677d56224a3994-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub531\ub531\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">hard<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1928629af436b2cdeb11723e54a774fe-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub2e4\ub978        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">different<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2c94e338addb658fadacaf8da94e2368-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ubd80\ub4dc\ub7ec\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">soft<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-1cf4b6e4a3776d3a296d1d417bb1c89a-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc774\ub978        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">early<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d5298aded1fdde89717b29e2d459a882-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac74\uc870\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">dry<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-955f37ca1612266a4d1b0a136e801401-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub2a6\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">late<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-161010 from cache -->\n<h3><strong>Adjectives to describe people<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-171010\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-171010\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-45c20c1646635c6a634a9e381dc9e78d-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc608\uc758 \ubc14\ub978        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">polite<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-82dfed3072ed38440850274eb8395038-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc2ac\ud508        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">sad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-c9746795a9339075ddcfa635081fca96-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ubb34\ub840\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">rude<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-df805dbba72e6cb633e0f84ba32bcdb4-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac74\uac15\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">healthy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-aa3ce484f7b8d06d257726ede1aba776-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc870\uc6a9\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">quiet <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f48baadf075e5c1288c6a9def9263d62-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uba4d\uccad\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">stupid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-7a97b90399b7d1b521a8246ee6a7aec9-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc2dc\ub044\ub7ec\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">loud<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-ab5fe242dcf0e5b635879e45a2c2fdb3-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub611\ub611\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">smart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-18d14abb44b8c815daf8061bd0a7b01b-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc678\ud5a5\uc801\uc778        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">outgoing<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-9f98004188b95ae2867e39f119c0c358-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub6b1\ub6b1\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">fat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-bed3ea2d883a360bebc588bbda661536-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc218\uc90d\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">shy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-e71bc728d997f17d9f3b93208656ecdc-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub0a0\uc52c\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">slim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-d3c9d365ded7437b437babc4e061b056-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc6c3\uae34        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">funny<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-f2c4de93f5ba0bd6d3e0fb76ed5406a2-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ubbf8\ud63c\uc778        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">single<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-3b7f09eba263ff02a32d5dc22bf4e3be-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc9c4\uc9c0\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">serious<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-7dd81d183829f0c636b76df5459dcc65-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uacb0\ud63c\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">married<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-2b1b9f63f5312fc35a0ac24ef378498d-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uc544\ub984\ub2e4\uc6b4        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">beautiful<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-32ac2535d08b6f2ae60420ec9373834b-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\uac00\ub09c\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">poor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-197ba34fc3c7d86a30aa8b48084fe409-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ubabb\uc0dd\uae34        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">ugly<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-89fedcf56e173eb8731c4542a18cb7f0-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ub3c8\uc774 \ub9ce\uc740        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">rich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/v1-4c05333b53111f6e962fab79a34d95af-neural-Seoyeon.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\">\ud589\ubcf5\ud55c        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">happy<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-171010 from cache -->\n<h2>Where to Place Korean Adjectives in Sentences<\/h2>\n<p>Korean adjectives can be placed before or after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-nouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the adjectives look a little different, depending on their placement.<\/p>\n<h3>Before the noun<\/h3>\n<p><strong>In Korean, you can stick the conjugated forms before the noun. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For conjugated forms like \ud070 and \uc791\uc740, you put them side-by-side right before their noun.<\/p>\n<p>For example, \u201cbig ears\u201d would be \ud070 immediately before \uadc0, the Korean word for ears.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\ud070 \uadc0 \u2014 big ears<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, \u201csmall face\u201d would be \uc791\uc740 before \uc5bc\uad74, the Korean word for face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc791\uc740 \uc5bc\uad74 \u2014 small face<\/p>\n<h3>After the noun<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/korean-sentence-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korean sentences<\/a> usually end with a verb, which also means they can technically end in an adjective.<\/p>\n<p>For the <strong>adjectives that come after the noun (those at the end of sentences), you can just use the \u201cdictionary form.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is the \ub2e4 form, the un-conjugated, infinitive state of the adjective.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc6b0\ub9ac \uc9d1\uc740 \ud06c\ub2e4 \u2014 Our house is big<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc6b0\ub9ac \ucc28\ub294 \uc791\ub2e4 \u2014 Our car is small<\/p>\n<p>In the first sentence, \ud06c\ub2e4 is used instead of the conjugated \ud070.<\/p>\n<p>For the second, notice that \uc791\ub2e4 is used instead of the conjugated \uc791\uc740.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Conjugate Korean Adjectives<\/h2>\n<p>Remember that Korean verbs in the infinitive or dictionary form end in \ub2e4. For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\ud06c\ub2e4 \u2014 to be big<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc791\ub2e4 \u2014 to be small<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc608\uc058\ub2e4 \u2014 to be pretty<\/p>\n<p>But this isn\u2019t the form you usually deal with in conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, you\u2019ll be dealing with conjugated adjectives that have gone through some transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Drop the \ub2e4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first step to conjugating Korean adjectives is to remove the \ub2e4 at the end.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves you with the verb stem.<\/p>\n<p>In the examples above, by removing the \ub2e4, you\u2019re left with:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\ud06c<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc791<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">\uc608\uc058<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 2: Add the appropriate ending<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>After dropping the \ub2e4 to get the stem, you now need to add a suffix ending.<\/p>\n<p>The ending adds another unit of meaning to your verb stem.<\/p>\n<p>For our purposes here, the suffix you use will depend on whether or not the stem ends with a vowel or a consonant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the stem ends with a vowel, you add \u3134.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the example above, \ud06c (big) and \uc608\uc058 (pretty) both end with the vowel \u2014.<\/p>\n<p>So:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \ud06c + \u3134 = \ud070, the conjugation for &#8220;big&#8221; in Korean.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uc608\uc058 + \u3134 = \uc608\uc05c, the conjugation for &#8220;pretty&#8221; in Korean.<\/p>\n<p>You now know that it comes from the dictionary form \ud06c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the stem ends with a consonant, you add \uc740.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the example above, \uc791 (small) ends with the consonant \u3131.<\/p>\n<p>So:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uc791 + \uc740 = \uc791\uc740, the conjugation for &#8220;small&#8221; in Korean.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Irregular Korean adjectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Irregular adjectives are the few exceptions to the rule. Here are two of the most common ones:<\/p>\n<p><strong>When the verb stem ends in \u3142, drop it and add \uc6b4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, like the verb \uc27d\ub2e4, which means \u201cto be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First, you drop the \ub2e4.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uc27d\ub2e4 &#8211; \ub2e4 = \uc27d<\/p>\n<p>Now you have the verb stem. From it, drop the \u3142.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uc27d &#8211; \u3142 = \uc26c<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you add the syllable \uc6b4.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uc26c + \uc6b4 = \uc26c\uc6b4, which means \u201ceasy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>When the verb stem ends in \u3139, drop it and add \u3134.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, like the verb \uae38\ub2e4, which is \u201cto be long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First, drop the \ub2e4.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uae38\ub2e4 &#8211; \ub2e4 = \uae38<\/p>\n<p>Then, drop the \u3139.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uae38 &#8211; \u3139 = \uae30<\/p>\n<p>Finally, add \u3134.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \uae30 + \u3134 = \uae34, which means \u201clong.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>How to Conjugate Korean Adjectives According to Tense<\/h2>\n<p>So far, we\u2019ve only been talking about the present tense conjugation of adjectives.<\/p>\n<p>Since Korean adjectives are technically verbs, they can also be conjugated according to tense.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we can just put nouns and adjectives\/verbs next to each other without any intervening words.<\/p>\n<p>Again, with tense, it\u2019ll involve looking at the last vowel in the stem.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Past Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>For adjective stems that have the vowels \u3157 and \u314f, you add -\uc558\uc5b4\uc694.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, the past tense conjugation of \uc88b\ub2e4 (good) would be \uc88b\uc558\uc5b4\uc694 (was good).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For adjective stems that have the vowels other than \u3157 and \u314f, you add -\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So for \ub9db\uc788\ub2e4 (delicious), you add -\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694 and end up with \ub9db\uc788\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694 (was delicious).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Future Tense<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To conjugate in the future tense, you simply add -\u3139 \uac70\uc608\uc694 or -\uc744 \uac70\uc608\uc694 to the verb stem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the verb stem ends with a vowel<\/strong>, <strong>we add -\u3139 \uac70\uc608\uc694.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So for the stem \uc608\uc058 (pretty), the future tense of this would be \uc608\uc060 \uac70\uc608\uc694 (will be pretty).<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the verb stem ends with a consonant,<\/strong> we add -\uc744 \uac70\uc608\uc694.<\/p>\n<p>So, for the stem \ub2a6 (late), we end up with \ub2a6\uc744 \uac70\uc608\uc694 (will be late.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And there you have it\u2014the core basics you need to know about using Korean adjectives, plus 70 of them to instantly add more color to your conversations!<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you enjoyed this post, you're already halfway to having the time of your life <strong><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> learning Korean with FluentU<\/a><\/strong>!\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU makes it possible to learn with K-pop videos, funny commercials, entertaining web series and more. 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