ㅅ 불규칙Korean ㅅ irregular Verbs
ㅅ drops before a vowel: 짓다 → 지어요.
15 verbs and adjectives follow this pattern.
규칙The rule, worked through
The stem changes in front of a vowel and stays put in front of a consonant. Both are shown.
전체 목록All 15 ㅅ irregular verbs
Showing 1–15 of 15 verbs
짓다
to make
지어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 2
잇다
to connect, to join
이어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 3
낫다
to be better
나아요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 2
붓다
to pour
부어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 3
젓다
to stir
저어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 3
낫다
to recover from an illness
나아요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 2
긋다
to draw a line
그어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 3
퍼붓다
to pour
퍼부어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 6
농사짓다
to do farming
농사지어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 6
붓다
to swell up
부어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 3
휘젓다
to stir
휘저어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 6
매듭짓다
to conclude, wrap up
매듭지어요
ㅅ 불규칙
Common
결정짓다
to make a decision, to decide
결정지어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 6
내젓다
to wave
내저어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 6
연잇다
to be consecutive
연이어요
ㅅ 불규칙
TOPIK 6
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자주 묻는 질문Common questions
What is the ㅅ irregular in Korean?
ㅅ drops before a vowel: 짓다 → 지어요. 15 verbs and adjectives in this dataset follow it.
When does the ㅅ 불규칙 change happen?
In front of a vowel, and only there. The dictionary form and every consonant-initial ending — -고, -지, -습니다 — leave the stem exactly as it is; it is 아/어 and 으 endings that trigger the change.