In Korean, action verbs are divided into transitive and intransitive verbs.
Transitive verbs
A transitive verb is a verb that may have both a subject and an object.
받다 "get", "receive" - 편지를 받다 "receive a letter"
기다리다 "wait" - 친구를 기다리다 "wait for a friend"
Intransitive verbs
An intransitive verb is a verb that takes no object.
가다 "go" - 학교에 가다 "go to school"
짖다 "bark" - 개가 짖다 "dog barks"
Transitive-Intransitive verbs
There is also a group of verbs of mixed type. They can be used both like transitive and intransitive verbs.
불다 "blow"
바람이 불다 "wind blows" (intransitive)
피리를 불다 "play on a flute" (transitive)
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