BEG 2 | Irregular ~어/아요 Conjugation
- ㅡ Irregular:
- ㅡ becomes ㅓ
크다 (to be big): 커(요).
예쁘다 (to be pretty): 예뻐(요).
쓰다 (to write, use): 써(요). - If there are bright vowels in the preceding syllable, ㅡ becomes ㅏ
배고프다 (to be hungry): 배고파(요).
바쁘다 (to be busy): 바빠(요).
나쁘다 (to be bad): 나빠(요).
아프다 (to be sick): 아파(요).
- ㅡ becomes ㅓ
- 르 Irregular:
- 르 becomes 러
- Add another ㄹ in the preceding syllable
배부르다 (to be full): 배불러(요).
누르다 (to press): 눌러(요). - If there are bright vowels in the preceding syllable, 르 becomes 라
- Add another ㄹ in the preceding syllable
목마르다 (to be thirsty): 목말라(요).
빠르다 (to be fast): 빨라(요).
다르다 (to be different): 달라(요).
- ㅂ Irregular: some words with ㅂ changes irregularly, but not all.
- ㅂ becomes 우 + 어 = 워(요)
춥다 (to be cold): 추워(요).
덥다 (to be hot): 더워(요).
맵다 (to be spicy): 매워(요).
더럽다 (to be dirty): 더러워(요).
귀엽다 (to be cute): 귀여워(요).
굽다 (to pan fry, grill): 구워(요).
- ㅂ becomes 우 + 어 = 워(요)
- ㄷ Irregular: some words with ㄷ changes irregularly, but not all.
- ㄷ becomes ㄹ (mostly only these among commonly used words)
듣다 (to listen): 들어(요).
걷다 (to walk): 걸어(요).
- ㄷ becomes ㄹ (mostly only these among commonly used words)
- ㅅ Irregular: some words with ㅅ changes irregularly, but not all.
- ㅅ drops and disappears
낫다 (v. to get well; adj. to be better): 나아(요).
붓다 (v. to pour, to swell): 부어(요).
- ㅅ drops and disappears
