Supplementary sheet concerning irregular verbs in Korean

In forming verb structures, there are many exceptions in Korean, due to the last character of the stem of the different verbs. However, there are exceptions to these exceptions, and this article aims to clarify them.

Verbs ending in ㅂ

Irregular verbs

Some verbs with a stem ending in ㅂ have conjugation exceptions.

Regular verbs

Some verbs, although their stem ends in ㅂ, are regular and are not affected by the irregular rule.

Verbs ending in ㄷ

Irregular verbs

Some verbs with a stem ending in ㄷ have conjugation exceptions.

Regular verbs

Some verbs, although their stem ends in ㄷ, are regular and are not affected by the irregular rule.

Verbs ending in ㅅ

Irregular verbs

Some verbs with a stem ending in ㅅ have conjugation exceptions.

Regular verbs

Some verbs, although their stem ends in ㅅ, are regular and are not affected by the irregular rule.

Verbs ending in ㅎ

Irregular verbs

Some verbs with a stem ending in ㅎ have conjugation exceptions.

Regular verbs

Some verbs, although their stem ends in ㅎ, are regular and are not affected by the irregular rule.

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