| G2.4 Verbs vs. Adjectives |
Examples
| VERBS | ADJECTIVES |
| 먹어요 'eat'
앉으세요 'sit' 아세요 'know' 인사하세요 'greet' 지내요 'spend (days) |
안녕하세요 'be
well'
괜찮아요 'be all right' 좋아요 'good, well' 맛있어요 'be tasteful' 커요 'big, large' 많아요 'be many, much' 싸요 'be cheap, inexpensive' 넓어요 'be spacious' 고맙습니다 'be grateful' |
The Existential verb 있어요 'exist'
The Copula -이에요/예요 'be'
Notice that while the adjectives in English need the Copula 'be' to be used as a predicate, the adjectives in Korean should be used directly as predicate without the Copula -이에요/예요.
[연습]
Based on the meaning of the given
predicate, identify whether it is a verb (V) or an adjective (A).
| 보기 | 먹어요 (먹다) 'eat' | V |
| (1) | 커요 'be big, large' | (2) | 지내요 'spend' | ||
| (3) | 괜찮아요 'be all right' | (4) | 앉아요 'sit' | ||
| (5) | 맛있어요 'be delicious' | (6) | 가요 'go' | ||
| (7) | 좋아요 'be good/well' | (8) | 많아요 'be many/much' | ||
| (9) | 싸요 'be cheap' | (10) | 인사해요 'greet' | ||
| (11) | 재미있어요 'be fun' | (12) | 넓어요 'be spacious' |