‘ㅎ’불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation) 

 August 20, 2024

By  Uruba Kashish

Let's learn how to use "ㅎ" Irregular conjugation with some examples.

‘ㅎ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation) 

"ㅎCONJUGATION RULE:

According to this rule,

  1. When an adjective stem in Korean ends with ㅎ, ㅎ get omitted when it gets conjugated with an ending starting with a vowel. 
  2. When an adjective stem in Korean ends with ㅎ, ㅎ is omitted, and 'l' is added when it get conjugated with an ending starting with 아/어.

EXAMPLES :

  • 이렇다- 이래요.
  • 그렇다- 그래요.
  • 어떻다- 어때요.
  • 까맣다- 까매요.
  • 빨갛다- 빨개요.

NOTE: 좋다, 많다, 낳다 and 넣다 conjugates normally even though they have'ㅎ' in patchim.

Examples:

  • 좋다-좋아요.
  • 많다- 많아요.
  • 낳다-낳아요.
  • 넣다-넣어요.

Uruba Kashish


Uruba Kashish completed her schooling in Commerce, bachelor's in English literature& Education. Currently doing her Masters in Translation studies (MATS). She is working as a Educational content writer with reputed websites like LKI, Annyeong India & TOPIK Guide. She is a Korean language and culture enthusiast and has been working across multiple disciplines which broadly addresses narratives of similarities between Korean and Indian culture. Apart from being a content writer at LKI, she is a Korean language Instructor at LKI. She manages Annyeong India website as Creative Head and has had her pieces published in TOPIK GUIDE website as well. In her other life, she is a rising entrepreneur, life enthusiast and a learner and is involved with multiple Korean-Indian projects. We are a team of passionate researchers from Seoul National University specializing in Korean language and linguistics. We are committed to helping international students prepare for the TOPIK test. You can connect with us.

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