LEARN KOREAN (한국어) [GRAMMAR] #1

SOME QUICK NOTES ABOUT KOREAN VERBS AND ADJECTIVES

Okay, now it is time to get serious. Now it is time to start learning things that you can apply to any verb or any adjective. There are a few things you need to know about Korean verbs and adjectives.

1. Every Korean sentence must end in either a verb or an adjective (this includes 이다 and 있다). Every sentence absolutely must have a verb or adjective at the end of the sentence.
2. You should notice that every Korean verb and adjective ends with the syllable 다. 100% of the time, the last syllable in a verb or adjective must be 다.
3. In addition to ending in 다 many verbs and adjectives end with two syllables 하다. 하다 means 'do.' Verbs ending in 하다 are amazing, because you can simply eliminate the 하다 to make the noun form of that verb/adjective.
For example:
행복하다 - happy
행복 - happiness

성공하다 - succeed
성공 - success

말하다 - speak
말 - speech, words

You don't need to memorize those words yet (they are difficult), but it is important for you to realize that 하다 can be removed from words in order to create nouns.

Verbs/adjectives that end in 하다 are typically of Chinese origin and have an equivalent Hanja (한자) form. Verbs that does not end in 하다 are of Korean origin and do not have a Hanja form.