500 Most Used Korean Verbs

가다

to go

가르치다

to teach

가리키다

to point, to indicate

가져가다

to take, to carry

가져오다

to bring; to cause

가지다

to have, to possess

갈아입다

to change (one’s clothes)

갈아타다

to change/transfer to (car, metro, train etc.)

감다 (1)

to close (one’s eyes)

감다 (2)

to wind up, to coil

감사하다

to appreciate, to thank

감추다

to hide, to disguise

강조하다

to emphasize

갖추다

to prepare, to be equipped (with)

개발하다

to develop, to create

거두다

to collect; to achieve

거짓말하다

to lie, to tell a lie

걱정하다

to worry (about)

건너다

to cross (over)

걷다

to walk

걸다

to hang; to call

걸리다 (1)

to hang, to be hung; to catch (a cold)

걸리다 (2)

to take (time)

걸어가다

to go on foot, to walk

걸어오다

to come on foot

겪다

to experience, to undergo

견디다

to endure, to bear, to stand

결심하다

to resolve

결정되다

to be decided

결정하다

to decide

결혼하다

to marry

경험하다

to experience

계산하다

to calculate; to pay

계속되다

to continue; to be continued

계속하다

to continue, to keep (on)

계시다

to be, to stay (honorific of 있다)

고려하다

to consider

고르다

to choose, to select

고생하다

to have a hard time, to suffer

고치다

to repair, to fix; to revise/edit

공부하다

to study

관련되다

to be related (to)

관찰하다

to observe, to watch

관하다

concerning, regarding

구경하다

to see the sights, to look around

구성되다

to be composed, to be formed

구하다 (1)

to seek; to get

구하다 (2)

to rescue, to save

굽다

to roast, to grill; to bake

그러다

to do that, to do this

그리다

to draw, to paint

그만두다

to stop, to drop, to quit

그치다

to stop, to cease

근무하다

to work

기다리다

to wait

기대하다

to expect, to anticipate

기록하다

to record, to write

기르다

to raise, to grow; to develop

기뻐하다

to rejoice, to be happy

기억나다

to remember, to come to mind

기억하다

to remember, to recall

기울이다

to lean; to pay (attention)

깎다

to peel, to cut; to cut down, to discount

깨다 (1)

to wake (up); to sober up

깨다 (2)

to break, to smash

깨닫다

to realize, to become aware

꺼내다

to pull, to take out

꾸미다

to decorate; to invent, to fabricate

꿈꾸다

to dream (of)

끄다

to put out; to switch off

끄덕이다

to nod, to give a nod

끊다

to cut; to stop; to hang up

끊어지다

to get cut; to be disconnected

끌다

to pull, to draw; to drag, to prolong

끓다

to boil

끝나다

to end, to be over

끝내다

to finish, to put an end to

나가다

to go out; to attend; to leave, to quit

나누다

to divide, to split; to share

나다

to grow, to sprout; to happen, to occur

나빠지다

to become worse

나서다

to come/step forward

나오다

to come out, to turn up; to finish; to quit

나타나다

to appear

나타내다

to show, to express

날다

to fly

날아가다

to fly away, to fly off; to be gone

남기다

to leave (behind)

남다

to remain, to be left

낳다

to give birth to; to produce

내놓다

to put out, to take out

내다

to give, to put; to hand in; to pay

내려가다

to go down

내려오다

to come down

내리다

to fall; to get off; to lower

내밀다

to stick out, to stretch out

넘기다

to pass, to pass over, to turn (over)

넘다

to cross, to pass

넘어가다

to cross; to move on

넘어서다

to cross, to pass