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Native Korean verbs with 3+ syllables

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-이다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
93보이다01피동사 be seen, appear; seem, look
168보이다02사동사 show, display, demonstrate, let sb see
491움직이다 move; move, touch (hearts); work, take action; (situation) change; (car, elevator) run, work
610모이다01 gather, meet; accumulate, be gathered (material, money); be focused (interest, eyes)
627벌이다 start, begin (a business); stage, throw (a party); arrange (goods in the show window)
705붙이다 stick, attach (stamps, bandage); put close to; add (a condition); name (a pet); light, kindle
787받아들이다 accept (a new culture, an offer), embrace (Christianity), take (criticism), face (reality)
896줄이다 reduce, decrease, lessen (spending, speed, weight); abbreviate
1153높이다 make sth high (wall, aircraft); increase (value), raise (morale); improve, boost
1215죽이다01굶겨 ~ kill; hold back, repress
1282기울이다 lean (one's body), tilt (one's head); devote (oneself) to, concentrate on
1319놓이다 be put, be laid (a vase on a table); be built (a bridge); (마음이 놓이다) feel relieved
1359쓰이다03농사에 기계가 ~ be used, serve as
1411쌓이다 pile up, be stacked, get accumulated (snow, hatred, dust, work)
1416끓이다01 boil, heat (water), cook (ramen); (속을 끓이다) worry, fret
1515들이다02 let sb in; get, adopt (nephew); spend (time, effort); get into (a habit); tame (a lion); dye (hair)
2060먹이다 feed (a cow); treat (to a drink); support (wife); bribe (police); inflict (scolding)
2110덧붙이다 attach, fix, join; add (a remark)
2208끄덕이다 nod, give a nod
2414섞이다 be mixed, be blended
2473숙이다 bow, incline (one's head), bend over, duck down
2640트이다 get cleared, opened (a tunnel, one's heart); be liberal, openhearted; become better
3345곁들이다 dress, garnish (fish with green vegetables); accompany (a song on the piano)
3467망설이다 hesitate (to answer), waver (between two options), vacillate
3535선보이다 ‘선보다’의 사동사 (선보다: meet each other with view to marriage)
3684돋보이다 stand out (from the crowd)
4074속이다 deceive, cheat, trick (sb into doing sth), pretend (illness), lie, fake
4634이다01머리에 ~place, carry on the head
4892묶이다 be tied up, be bound, (prisoner) be chained; be restricted (by time)
4995둘러싸이다 be surrounded (by mountains), be mobbed (by fans), be encircled
5198덮이다 be covered (with snow), be shrouded in, be veiled, be hidden, be wrapped
5362사들이다 buy in, purchase (cigarettes in large quantities)
5932속삭이다 whisper
6193끌어들이다 attract (investors), draw; involve, engage; win over to one's side
6520휩싸이다 be engulfed, covered (in silence, in mist); be seized by, be filled with (fear, rage)
6538고이다01 괴다1(1. 물 따위의 액체나 가스, 냄새 따위가 우묵한 곳에 모이다); 괴다1(2. 입에 침이 모이거나 눈에 눈물이 어리거나 하다)
6557끼이다01 (food) be put between (teeth), lie between; (jacket, shoes) be tight; take one's place among
6562녹이다 melt (snow, gold); dissolve (salt in detergent); warm up (one's hands); captivate (a man)
6843엿보이다 ‘엿보다’의 피동사 (엿보다: peep, steal a glance)
6973꺾이다01 (stick, branch) break, snap; (legs, arms) be folded; (ball, road) turn, curve; be discouraged, lose heart
7246반짝이다 (gems, eyes) glitter, sparkle
7571쓰이다01글이 ~ say, read, be written
7724끊이다 cease, discontinue
7910조이다01 tighten (a screw, a belt); feel anxious (waiting for results); tighten (a circular formation)
8029내보이다02사동사 ‘내보다(안이나 속에 넣어 두었던 것을 꺼내서 보다)’의 사동사; 생각이나 감정 따위를 겉으로 드러나게 하다
8051들먹이다 mention, bring up (family matters, what happened yesterday)
8073밀어붙이다 push (against the wall); push ahead (with a plan)
8337달이다 boil (medical herb) down (into medical juice), brew (tea)
8350뒤적이다 grope around (my pocket for change), fish around (her purse), browse through (a magazine)
8451싸이다01 (present) be wrapped; be enveloped, be shrouded (in silence, in mystery)
8464얽매이다 be bound (by time, by rules), be restrained, be restricted
8722뒤덮이다 be covered (with dust, with snow), be overcast (with dark clouds), be carpeted (with flowers)
8723뒤섞이다 (fruits, papers, underwear and socks) be mixed up, be jumbled together
9234썩이다 eat one's heart out ¶ 걱정으로 속을 썩이다 eat one's heart out with anxiety
9235쏘이다02벌에게 ~ get stung (by a bee)
9607빨아들이다 inhale (smoke), (vacuum cleaner) suck, (sponge) absorb
10014매이다01 (shoelaces) be tied, be bound (to a tree); be chained, be tied down (by family matters)
10253지껄이다 chat, chatter, babble, jabber
10509몰아붙이다
10897허덕이다
11076뒤척이다
11084뜨이다02눈에 ~
11639길들이다
11657내려다보이다
11790번쩍이다
11823불러들이다
12581서성이다
13038힘들이다
13069거둬들이다
13446삭이다02
13638울먹이다
13822짜이다
13907패이다
13909펄럭이다
14151꼬이다02일이 ~
14152꼬이다03실이 ~
14604쏘아붙이다
14852졸이다
15164거두어들이다
15292꼬이다04친구를 ~
15582베이다
16239치이다02일에 ~
16836물들이다
17215쏘이다01볕을 ~
17465일렁이다
18194깎이다01
18196깜박이다
18234내다보이다
18388들여다보이다
18564발붙이다
18604번득이다
19520차이다
19584축이다
19587출렁이다
19917간질이다
20214깃들이다
20264내보이다01피동사
20306늘이다01고무줄을 ~
20326닦이다01
20442드높이다
20449들썩이다
20510맞아들이다
21086숨죽이다
21647쟁이다
22296훌쩍이다
51684이다02기와를 ~

-히다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
230밝히다 light (a candle), brighten; reveal (one's feelings), disclose; stay up all night; like sth too much
1344막히다 (toilet) be clogged; be stuck (in traffic); be blocked; be choked
1550잡히다02피동사 be grabbed (by the collar), be caught; be arrested; (fish) be caught
1899익히다02기술을 ~ master (a technique), become proficient; become familiar with/(cook, ripen)
2760굽히다 bend (to tie one's shoes); yield, compromise (one's principles); bow
2763넓히다 widen, broaden (space, influence, experience)
2801박히다 (bullet, nail) be stuck; (image) be embedded (in one's mind)
3041사로잡히다 be caught alive, be taken prisoner; be fascinated by; be seized with (panic)
3073묻히다02땅에 ~ be buried; be surrounded by (darkness, books); be buried (in the past)
3477뽑히다 (tree, nail) be pulled out; be chosen (as the president), be picked
3594얽히다 (ropes) get tangled; be involved; become complicated
3600적히다 be written down, be recorded
3621갇히다 be locked up, be confined, be kept indoors
3682꼽히다01 어떤 범위나 순위 안에 들다; ‘꼽다1(2. 골라서 지목하다)’의 피동사
3884입히다 dress (her daughter); coat, cover (with sugar); cause (damage), charge (guilt on a person)
4235젖히다01 bend back, lean back (one's head, the seat); turn over (leaves of a book); fling (a door) open; put aside (one's work)
4413닫히다 close, shut (a door); (gate) be shut, be closed
4489괴롭히다 harass, torment, worry, trouble
4838찍히다02도장이 ~ get stamped, get sealed; be marked out, be spotted; be taken (photograph)
5008묻히다01옷에 흙을 ~ smear, stain (with ink, with mud)
5033앉히다 seat (a guest), have a person sit; put in a position of authority, appoint
5477맺히다 (tears, beads of sweat) form; (fruit) bear, come into fruit; be tied, be knotted; (grudge) smolder
5498부딪히다 (boat) be bumped into, be bumped against
5724굳히다 harden (clay by heat); consolidate, solidify, secure (one's position); make (a decision)
5759붙잡히다 be caught, be taken hold of, be arrested (for shoplifting)
5959익히다01고기를 ~ cook, boil; make ripe, mature (fruit); ferment (wine), mature, age
7199꽂히다 (dagger) be stuck, (arrow) hit (a target); (flowers) be arranged
7575알아맞히다 guess right, guess correctly
7844얹히다 (dishes) be put (in the shelf); have indigestion; be dependent, live on sb
8210좁히다01 narrow (the gap), close, restrict
8255파묻히다 be buried (in snow, in work)
8334눕히다 lay (sb down), have someone lie down
8343더럽히다 make (clothes) dirty; disgrace, tarnish, dishonor
8361먹히다 be eaten, get eaten; be cheated of (money); be spent, cost
8639가라앉히다 sink (enemy ships); calm down, soothe (one's nerves); alleviate (pain)
8780붉히다 blush (with anger)
9306읽히다01피동사 be read
9646손꼽히다 ‘손꼽다’의 피동사 (손꼽다: count on one's fingers; come out on top, stand high above others)
10132식히다 cool down, let sth cool (water, fever, oneself)
10386걷히다01안개가 ~
10931히다80하다'의 방언
11306열어젖히다
11952어지럽히다
12663씹히다01
12695업히다01
12799읽히다02사동사
14293맞히다02비를 ~
15562밟히다
16200처박히다
16453걷히다03성금이 ~
17500잡아먹히다
17961간지럽히다
18721뿌리박히다
19311잡히다03사동사
19507짓밟히다
19514찍히다01도끼에 발등을 ~
19672틀어박히다
20169긁히다
20888삭히다

-우다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
407세우다01 stand, erect, make sth stand; stop, park (a car); build, construct
441배우다01 learn, study; emulate, follow one's example
980키우다 raise, rear, grow (dogs, children, tomatoes); train (singers); develop, cultivate (courage)
1007싸우다 fight, quarrel; play (against); struggle against (disease)
1239피우다01 (roses) bloom, blossom; light, burn (a fire); smoke (cigarette); give off (a scent); play, perform
1731내세우다 nominate (sb as a candidate); assert, claim (point of view); parade, show off (achievements)
1777채우다03자리를 ~ fill (bottle with water), pack, stuff; meet, fulfill (contract); satisfy (one's curiosity)/(lock, fasten)/(ice, chill)
2097비우다01 empty (a trash can), drain (one's glass); move out, vacate, check out; step out (of office)
2812지우다01낙서를 ~ erase (memories), wipe (scribbles), delete (file), abort
2910태우다01쓰레기를 ~ burn (garbage); scorch (rice); tan, suntan; worry, be anxious
3134치우다01 tidy up (one's room), clear (the table); move, remove (dangerous objects)
3396끼우다01 put, insert between, hold between
3486앞세우다 make sb go ahead ¶ 국기를 앞세우고 with the national flag at the head of a procession; survive, outlive
3805메우다02 fill up (a space), reclaim (land from sea); crowd, fill (a hall); make up for, fill in (the losses)
4012일깨우다02 awaken (interest), arouse (instincts); enlighten, open sb's eyes
4389태우다02차에 ~ take, give a ride, pick sb up, carry (passengers)
4495깨우다01 wake up, awaken; bring (a person) to his sense; get sober, make sober
4687띄우다02배를 ~ fly (a kite), launch (a satellite), set (a boat) afloat; liven (atmosphere), cheer sb up
4718외우다01 memorize, learn (words, lines); recite from memory (poem, chant)
5642씌우다01아이에게 모자를 ~ put (a hat) on (sb's head), cover (a thing) with
6574돋우다01 raise (the ground); provoke (a person); spice up (the party); stimulate (appetite)
7036새우다01 밤을 새우다 stay up all night
7447곤두세우다 set upside down, set on end; bristle up (nerves)
7750때우다01 fill (cavity), solder (a pot); substitute food (loaf of bread for regular lunch), make do with
9101데우다01 heat up, warm (milk, bath)
9572밤새우다 stay up all night
9788지우다05짐을 ~ put sth on sb's back, make sb carry (luggage); charge sb (with a duty), entrust sb (with a task)
10218재우다01고기를 양념에 ~ season
10484드리우다01
11717때려치우다
12825재우다03아기를 ~
13408불태우다
13958해치우다
14228덮어씌우다
14795잠재우다
14881지새우다
15297꽃피우다
16198채우다01자물쇠를 ~
16818몰아세우다
16978북돋우다
17666채우다04기저귀를 ~
18685불리우다
19505집어치우다
20471띄우다01편지를 ~
20898살찌우다
22070틔우다

-추다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
694맞추다01 adjust, set (alarm clock); assemble (product, puzzle); check, compare (answers to a test)
784갖추다 prepare, get ready (for attack); be equipped (with facilities); be endowed with (talent)
1418멈추다 stop, halt (trans/instrans)
2092감추다 hide, conceal; disguise, cover up; disappear, vanish
2198비추다 shine, light up, illuminate; reflect, mirror, cast (a shadow); compare with, refer to (law, facts)
2426추다02춤을 ~dance
3572낮추다 lower (one's voice, standard of living, temperature); speak in familiar terms, drop honorifics
5154춤추다 dance
6981늦추다 delay, postpone; slow, slacken (car speed, pace); slacken, loosen; relax, loosen up
9536들추다01 raise, lift (a corner of the blanket); rummage, ransack; reveal, expose (secret)
14371발맞추다
18396때맞추다
29448추다01맥을 못 ~pull up, lift up; praise, talk up