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Korean Plural

Learning the Korean Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Korean. Korean Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. Here are some examples:

English Plural

Korean Plural

Plural

복수 - bok su

my book

나의책 - na ui chaek

my books

나의책(들) - na ui chaeg deur

our daughter

우리의딸 - u ri ui ttal

our daughters

우리의딸(들) - u ri ui ttar deur

I'm cold

나는추워요 - na neun chu wo yo

we're cold

우리는추워요 - u ri neun chu wo yo

his chickens

그의닭(들) - geu ui dalg deur

their chicken

그들의닭 - geu deur ui dalk

 As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Korean has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Korean.

List of Plurals in Korean

Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Korean placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.

English Plural

Korean Plural

alligator

악어 - ag eo

alligators

악어(들) - ag eo deur

bear

곰 - gom

bears

곰(들) - gom deur

bird

새 - sae

birds

새(들) - sae deur

bull

황소 - hwang so

bulls

황소(들) - hwang so deur

cat

고양이 - go yang i

cats