Korean Adjectives for Description and Feeling
Learn Korean descriptive verbs with natural examples, register notes, conjugation links, and practical sentence patterns.
How to study this vocabulary
Many words translated as adjectives behave like verbs in Korean. These guides show how common descriptive words work in complete sentences rather than presenting them as English-style labels.
Open a guide for pronunciation, natural examples, usage notes, and a direct route to the matching descriptive-verb conjugation table when one is available.
Adjective vocabulary guides
크다
to be big; large
keuda
Learn how to use 크다작다
to be small
jakda
Learn how to use 작다좋다
to be good; to like
jota
Learn how to use 좋다나쁘다
to be bad
nappeuda
Learn how to use 나쁘다덥다
to be hot (weather)
deopda
Learn how to use 덥다춥다
to be cold (weather)
chupda
Learn how to use 춥다비싸다
to be expensive
bissada
Learn how to use 비싸다싸다
to be cheap; inexpensive
ssada
Learn how to use 싸다바쁘다
to be busy
bappeuda
Learn how to use 바쁘다피곤하다
to be tired
pigonhada
Learn how to use 피곤하다행복하다
to be happy
haengbokhada
Learn how to use 행복하다재미있다
to be interesting; fun
jaemiitda
Learn how to use 재미있다어렵다
to be difficult
eoryeopda
Learn how to use 어렵다쉽다
to be easy
swipda
Learn how to use 쉽다가깝다
to be near; close
gakkapda
Learn how to use 가깝다멀다
to be far
meolda
Learn how to use 멀다아프다
to hurt; to be sick
apeuda
Learn how to use 아프다맛있다
to be delicious
masitda
Learn how to use 맛있다맵다
to be spicy
maepda
Learn how to use 맵다복잡하다
to be crowded; complicated
bokjaphada
Learn how to use 복잡하다