Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 2 - Korean for Beginners #1 (Lessons 31 to 60) ᚛ Lesson 55 - Adverbs in Korean

Adverbs in Korean

In this course: 게 / 히

Create an adverb with -게

In Korean, it's very easy to transform a descriptive verb into an adverb. For that, we use the following structure:
[Stem]게

In English, this translates to the adverb that corresponds to the adjective, or sometimes the expression "in a(n) [adjective] way".

• 느리다 (= to be slow) → 느리게 (= slowly / in a slow way)
• 쉽다 (= to be easy) → 쉽게 (= easily / in an easy way)
• 늦다 (= to be late) → 늦게 (= late)

글씨를 예쁘게 써.
→ You write (a writing) in a pretty way.

옷을 반듯하게 접었습니다.
→ I folded the clothes neatly.

맛있게 먹어.
→ Enjoy your meal! (Lit: Eat with taste!)

일을 번거롭게 만들었어요. 죄송합니다.
→ I made things complicated. Sorry.

Special cases

Summary table of structure

Exercises

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