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'

�� '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 -�̿���/����.

 [����] 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'