Adjectives and descriptions

Korean adjectives are often called descriptive verbs because they conjugate like verbs. Instead of using a separate word such as 'is', Korean adjectives themselves carry the meaning of the sentence.

For example, 커요 means 'is big', 작아요 means 'is small', and 예뻐요 means 'is pretty'. The adjective itself already contains the meaning 'to be'.

Some of the most useful Korean adjectives describe size, appearance, and condition. These adjectives appear constantly in daily conversation.

Common adjectives include 크다 big, 작다 small, 길다 long, 짧다 short, 예쁘다 pretty, and 잘생기다 handsome.

Korean often expresses preference using 좋아하다 meaning 'to like' and 싫어하다 meaning 'to dislike'. These are very common verbs in daily conversation.

The object usually takes the subject particle 가 in many natural expressions.

Many adjectives describe weather and feelings. These are essential for everyday communication because people frequently talk about the weather and how they feel.

Common words include 좋다 good, 춥다 cold, 덥다 hot, 피곤하다 tired, and 행복하다 happy.

Korean adjectives can also directly modify nouns. The adjective changes into an attributive form and appears before the noun.

크다 becomes 큰, 좋다 becomes 좋은, and 예쁘다 becomes 예쁜.

This allows you to create expressions such as 'big house', 'good person', and 'pretty flower'.