| G2.4 Verbs vs. Adjectives |
Examples
| VERBS | ADJECTIVES |
| �Ծ�� 'eat'
�������� 'sit' �Ƽ��� 'know' �λ��ϼ��� 'greet' ������ 'spend (days) |
�ȳ��ϼ��� 'be
well'
�����ƿ� 'be all right' ���ƿ� 'good, well' ���־�� 'be tasteful' Ŀ�� 'big, large' ���ƿ� 'be many, much' �ο� 'be cheap, inexpensive' �о�� 'be spacious' �������ϴ� 'be grateful' |
The Existential verb �־�� 'exist'
The Copula -�̿���/���� 'be'
Notice that while the adjectives in English need the Copula 'be' to be used as a predicate, the adjectives in Korean should be used directly as predicate without the Copula -�̿���/����.
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Based on the meaning of the given
predicate, identify whether it is a verb (V) or an adjective (A).
| ���� | �Ծ�� (�Դ�) 'eat' | V |
| (1) | Ŀ�� 'be big, large' | (2) | ������ 'spend' | ||
| (3) | �����ƿ� 'be all right' | (4) | �ɾƿ� 'sit' | ||
| (5) | ���־�� 'be delicious' | (6) | ���� 'go' | ||
| (7) | ���ƿ� 'be good/well' | (8) | ���ƿ� 'be many/much' | ||
| (9) | �ο� 'be cheap' | (10) | �λ��ؿ� 'greet' | ||
| (11) | ����־�� 'be fun' | (12) | �о�� 'be spacious' |