One of the most notable features of Korean verbs is communicative intention. There are five types of it in Korean: declarative, interrogative, imperative, propositive, and exclamatory. Unlike action verbs, descriptive verbs have no imperative or propositive forms.
The examples of final endings are given in Formal-High speech level.
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Action Verb |
Descriptive Verb |
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Declarative |
-ㅂ니다 (when the stem ends in a vowel) - 습니다 (when the stem ends in a consonant) |
-ㅂ니다 (after a vowel) - 습니다 (after a consonant) |
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Interrogative |
-ㅂ니까 (when the stem ends in a vowel) - 습니까 (when the stem ends in a consonant) |
-ㅂ니까 (after a vowel) - 습니까 (after a consonant) |
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Imperative |
- 십시오 (when the stem ends in a vowel) - 으십시오 (when the stem ends in a consonant) |
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Propositive |
- 십시다 (when the stem ends in a vowel) - 으십시다 (when the stem ends in a consonant) |
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Exclamatory |
- 는군요 |
- 군요 |
아이가 밥을 먹습니다. "The child is eating."
어디에 갑니까? "Where are you going?"
좋군요! "Good!"
그 방물관에 가십시오. "Visit this museum."
차를 마십시다. "Let's drink tea."
Note: When "ㅂ" is followed by "ㄴ", the "ㅂ" is pronounced like "ㅁ".
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