There are a few things you need to know about Korean verbs and adjectives :
•Every Korean sentence must end in either a verb or an adjective (this includes 이다 and 있다). Every sentence absolutely must have a verb or adjective at the end of the sentence.
•You should notice that every Korean verb and adjective ends with the syllable 다. 100% of the time, the last syllable in a verb or adjective must be 다.
•In addition to ending in 다 many verbs and adjectives end with the two syllables 하다. 하다 means "to do". Verbs ending in 하다 are amazing because you can simply eliminate the 하다 to make the noun form of that verb/adjective. For example:
행복하다 to be happy
행복 happiness
성공하다 to succeed
성공 success
말하다 to speak
말 speech/words
Verbs/adjectives that end in 하다 are typically of Chinese origin and have an equivalent Hanja (한자) form. Verbs that do not end in 하다 are of Korean origin and do not have a Hanja form. If you can speak Chinese, you will probably have an advantage at learning more difficult Korean vocabulary, as a lot of difficult Korean words have a Chinese origin.
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Korean Language for Beginners
RandomThis book contains the alphabet, vocabulary and grammar for Korean language. The explanation is in English and do take note that the example for Korean word or sentences does not contain romanisation, only in Hangul. Feel free to ask me if you have...
