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Korean Grammar Patterns
ㄷ 불규칙
Meaning
ㄷ-irregular verbs
How to use it
In ㄷ-irregular verbs, stem-final ㄷ changes to ㄹ before a vowel: 걷다 → 걸어요. Regular ㄷ verbs (받다, 닫다) do NOT change. Common irregulars: 듣다(listen), 묻다(ask), 싣다(load).
Change only before a vowel ending (-어/-아/-으).,받다/닫다/믿다 are regular — no change.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 걷다 → 걸어요 / 걸었어요. geotda → georeoyo / georeosseoyo. | walk → walk(s) / walked |
| 듣다 → 들어요, 묻다 → 물어요. deutda → deureoyo, mutda → mureoyo. | listen → 들어요; ask → 물어요 |
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