Every form of every common Korean verb

A Korean verb is a stem plus an ending. Take 먹다 (to eat): drop 다 and you have the stem 먹. Add 어요 for a polite sentence — 먹어요, “I eat / I’m eating”. Add 었어요 for the past — 먹었어요, “I ate”.

The ending changes shape with the stem. After ㅏ or ㅗ it is 아요 (가요, 봐요), after anything else 어요 (먹어요, 마셔요), and 하다 always becomes 해요. Seven groups of verbs also change their stem — 듣다 → 들어요, 춥다 → 추워요 — which is what the irregular verbs guide is for.

Korean also chooses a politeness level for every sentence: 해요 for everyday polite talk, 합니다 for formal speech and 해 (반말) for close friends. Each word page shows all three.

How do you conjugate a Korean verb?

Take the dictionary form (먹다), drop 다 to get the stem (먹), then add an ending: 먹어요 (polite present), 먹었어요 (past), 먹을 거예요 (future). The ending’s shape depends on the last sound of the stem — and seven groups of verbs are irregular.

What is the difference between 해요, 합니다 and 해?

해요 is everyday polite speech. 합니다 is formal — news, announcements, work. 해 is casual (반말), for close friends and people younger than you.

Are Korean adjectives verbs?

They conjugate like verbs: 춥다 “to be cold” → 추워요 “it’s cold”, 추웠어요 “it was cold”. The main differences are in the describing form (추운 날, a cold day) and that they have no commands.