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Adjectives & Adverbs
Descriptive verbs, adjective forms, comparatives and adverbs
형용사 = 서술어
adjectives are predicates (descriptive verbs)
descriptive verbs
크다 = to be big; acts like a verb
커요 / 작아요 / 좋아요
big / small / good (polite)
keoyo / jagayo / joayo
Descriptive verbs conjugate like action verbs
예쁘다 / 맛있다 / 비싸다
pretty / delicious / expensive
yeppeuda / masitda / bissada
Common adjective stems
형용사 + -ㄴ/은 + 명사
adjective + noun (attributive)
-(eu)n + noun
큰 집 = big house; 작은 개 = small dog
이/가 + 형용사요
subject + adjective (predicative)
subject + adj-yo
집이 커요 = the house is big
더 + 형용사 — comparative
deo + adjective — more
deo
더 커요 = bigger
제일 / 가장 — superlative
jeil / gajang — most
jeil / gajang
제일 커요 = the biggest
보다 — than
boda — than
boda
A가 B보다 커요 = A is bigger than B
아주 / 너무 / 조금
very / too / a little
aju / neomu / jogeum
너무 = too much (can be positive in casual speech)
빨리 / 천천히 — adverbs
quickly / slowly
ppalli / cheoncheonhi
Common manner adverbs