Korean/Adjectives

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Adjectives come in two forms in Korean. In their main form, they are inflected like verbs (i.e. with honorifics, tense, and speech levels) and come at the end of their sentence or clause.

• 붉다: "(to be) red"
• 푸르다: "(to be) blue"
• 크다: "(to be) big"
• 작다: "(to be) small"

Adjectives also have a "attributive" form that ends in ㄴ (often 은). Grammatically, adjectives in this form are 관형사 ("determiners"), which always come before the noun they modify.

• 붉은: "red"
• 푸른: "blue"
• 큰: "big"
• 작은: "small"

Some abstract Korean nouns translate as adjectives:

• 녹색: "(the color) green"

[edit] Other languages... Learn Korean (Introduction) — Reading and writing • Conversation — 1단계: Beginner • 2단계: High beginner • 3단계: Low intermediate • 4단계: High intermediate • 5단계: Low advanced • 6단계: Advanced Grammar: Sentence word order • Verbs • Nouns • Particles • Personal pronouns • Demonstrative pronouns • Adjectives • Determiners • Conjunctions • Comparatives & superlatives • Forming questions • Forming commands • Forming dates & times