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Native Korean verbs with 3+ syllables

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-시다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
365마시다 drink; breathe in
1163계시다 (someone esteemed) be, stay, be located
1368모시다 attend on, wait on; escort, accompany; deify, worship, enshrine
4231적시다01 wet, drench, moisten, soak; defile, deflorate
5444가시다 leave, go away, disappear; wash out, rinse
5816주무시다 sleep ¶ 안녕히 주무셨어요? Have you slept well?
6779들이마시다02숨을 ~ breathe in, inhale; suck in, drink in
6878잡수시다 eat, drink ¶ 많이 잡수시오 Help yourself, please
8452쑤시다02벌집을 ~ pick, poke (one's teeth, a beehive); tuck (money into a pocket), cram (food into one's mouth); stir, incite
9236쑤시다01머리가 ~ tingle, smart, prickle, feel sharp pains
12808자시다
15361다시다01

-키다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
381지키다01 guard, defend, protect; obey (rules), keep (promise, secret); tend (a shop), guard (the door)
680일으키다 raise, pick up, set up (on one's feet); establish, found; cause, stir up; kindle, make
876시키다01 make (sb do), cause (a person to do), force (a person to do), let (a person do); order (food)
1367가리키다01 point, indicate; (clock, scale, thermometer) show, read; refer to, call, denote
2964불러일으키다 cause, arouse, stir up (a dispute, interest, nostalgia)
3643삼키다 swallow (one's saliva, pills); swallow up, engulf; bear, suppress, hold back (tears); gobble up (money)
3736돌이키다 look back, reflect on (one's behaviour); undo, change one's mind; get back, regain
5878내키다01 feel like, be inclined to ¶ 마음 내키는 대로 as one's humor dictates
5918비키다 step aside, get out of the way, make room
8354들키다01 be found out, be discovered, be caught (stealing, in adultery)
11956엉키다
12435뒤엉키다
12749움키다
19600치키다

-치다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
366치다02얼굴을 ~strike, hit
698가르치다01 teach, instruct; show, tell
711마치다02 end, finish, complete
819거치다01 pass through (Moscow); go through (many hands); undergo, suffer
837걸치다 wear, put on (jewelry, pajamas); extend, range (from Monday to Friday); drink (wine)
1044미치다02닿다 reach; meet (demand, expectations); affect, influence; (danger, misfortune) happen, befall
1150그치다 stop, cease
1446외치다01 cry, shout; clamor (for)
1503고치다01 repair, fix, mend; cure, heal, treat; correct, cure; change, revise, amend
1789끼치다02폐를 ~ cause (inconvenience), occasion; influence, have an effect, contribute; hand down (debts)
1826펼치다 open, spread (map, wings), outstretch, extend
1918미치다01정신에 이상이 생기다 be crazy, go crazy
2129비치다01 (moon) shine, light up; be reflected in (lake); show, be seen; hint, suggest
2172넘치다 overflow, brim over, (river) flood; exceed, pass, be more than
2173놓치다 miss (a ball), lose; miss (a chance), throw away; miss (a train)
2258지치다01일에 ~ tired, exhausted, worn out/(skate, slide)
2375치다10셈을 맞추다 count, include (MULTI)
2599스치다01 (breeze, bullet, hair) graze, brush past; (thought) flash across, flicker across
2631부딪치다 hit, bump, crash; encounter, run into (problems); confront, face; disagree, oppose
2656소리치다 shout, yell
2731훔치다02물건을 ~ steal (goods, ideas)
2960바치다01드리다 offer (sacrifice), present, dedicate (book); devote (one's life); pay (taxes, tuition)
3110다치다01 hurt, get hurt, get wounded (leg, passengers); offend
3631닥치다01다다르다 (danger, death, examination) approach, draw near, be impending
3741마주치다 (cars) collide; meet, come across sb; (eyes) meet; confront (a problem)
3789겹치다01 overlap, stack (sheets of paper); coincide, concur (events)
4237지나치다 pass by (a house); overlook (sb's fault); go too far, go to extremes, carry (a joke) too far
4343받치다02다른 물건을 대다 support, prop (a wall); hold (an umbrella)
4423뭉치다 (paste) lump, mass; unite (people), combine; lump together, mass (snow into a ball)
4611부치다02편지를 ~ send, mail, post (letter, money)
4792물리치다 beat, defeat (the enemy); refuse, reject (an offer); overcome (temptation)
4913솟구치다 surge, burst (into flame); (energy, rage) surge up
4981깨우치다 awake, bring (to reason), make (a person) understand; teach, instruct, enlighten
5000망치다 spoil, mar, destroy, damage (one's career, a plan, scenery)
5063치다05그물을 ~cast (a net); draw (the curtains); hang (a mosquito net); fence, set up (a fence); set up (a tent)
5405제치다01 bet (a rival); pass (ahead of others); drop, lay aside (work), set aside (a problem)
5502뿌리치다 shake oneself loose (from a person's grasp); refuse, turn away (salesman), shove aside (proposal)
6048떨치다02떨어지게 하다 shake off, put aside, cast off, rid oneself of
6341헤치다 dig up (earth); scatter, disperse (a crowd); push aside, make one's way (through a crowd, through waves)
6389데치다 scald, parboil, boil slightly (vegetables)
6716파헤치다 dig up (the soil), tear up (a road), rake up (an old scandal), violate (a grave)
6817뻗치다 stretch out (one's legs, roots), hold out; make progress, advance, expand (influence)
6912치우치다 (wall) lean, incline, slant toward; be biased, lopsided
7133치다01폭풍우가 ~hit, strike (a storm, lightning)
7202내비치다 transparent (cloth, dress); hint (at resignation), intimate, insinuate
7679훔치다01걸레로 ~ wipe (the floor with a rag)
7764몰아치다 (snow) storm, surge upon; drive, chase (to a place); do (work) all at once, make short work (of it)
8036다그치다 urge, press (for an answer), spur (a person into action)
8692끼치다01소름이 ~ shudder, shiver, thrill (with cold, horror)
8802설치다02잠을 ~ leave half-done, stop halfway ¶ 간밤에는 잠을 설쳤다 I slept badly last night
9113떨치다01알려지다 become well-known ¶ 용맹을 떨치다 become known for bravery; make well known ¶ 명성을 천하에 떨치다 enjoy a worldwide reputation
9134무치다 season, dress (vegetable)
9389팽개치다 throw (out the window), fling; abandon, neglect (studies, work)
9528덮치다 press down; attack (a person), break into (a bank); (misfortune) come all at the same time
9535들이닥치다 (danger, guests, storm) draw near, be close at hand, descend upon
9641소스라치다 be taken aback, be frightened
9950깨치다01 realize, perceive (the truth), master (Chinese classics), comprehend, learn
9961내리치다01 hit, strike (ball, back of the head, desk with fist), beat down, give a downright blow
9971뉘우치다 regret, repent
10340헤엄치다 swim
10351후려치다 strike, beat, smash, smack (on the face, a ball, with a hammer)
10528밀치다
10604설치다01마구 날뛰다
11103몸부림치다
11423지치다03얼음을 ~
11465치다04국에 간장을 ~add, season, sprinkle (with pepper); spray (pesticide); oil (a bicycle chain)
11718떠받치다
12817장난치다
13377복받치다
13384부닥치다
14007흘러넘치다
14464빗발치다
14959큰소리치다
15108휘몰아치다
15614부치다03농사를 짓다
15647사무치다
15715소용돌이치다
15808안치다02
16003일러바치다
16237치다07돼지를 ~raise, breed (pigs, livestock); bear, reproduce
16572그르치다
16858바꿔치다
17015뺨치다
17722치다06가마니를 ~weave (a mat); braid (a belt)
17723치다08쓰레기를 ~clean out (dung), remove, carry away
17724치다09차가 사람을 ~run over, knock down (with a car)
18124굽이치다
18208끝마치다
18243내팽개치다
18353돋치다
18557받치다01배기다
20047곤두박질치다
20508맞부딪치다
20558몰아닥치다
20593물결치다
20669밭치다
20773부치다04빈대떡을 ~
21975치다03밑줄을 ~밑줄을 치다 underline
37083치다11체를 ~가루 상태의 물질을 체(sieve)로 흔들어서 곱게 만들다
55469치다13 ‘치이다2’의 잘못: get hit (by a train); get caught (in a trap)

-default verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
1925없애다 remove (a stain), get rid (of evidence); waste, spend (money); kill, murder
2276건너다 go over, go across (a bridge, a street, a river)
4271말미암다 come from, arise from, be due to ¶ …으로 말미암아 owing to; 운전 부주의로 말미암은 사고 an accident due to careless driving
4760건네다 hand over (a note), transfer (money), transmit, carry across (a river)
5381여쭈다 tell (a superior), say, state, report; ask (a person about something), inquire
5898머금다 keep (water) in one's mouth; entertain (ill feeling); wear (smile) in one's face; have tears in one's eyes
6291일컫다 call, name, designate; praise, commend, admire
7039서슴다 hesitate, waver
9191설레다 flutter (one's heart); feel uneasy; be restless
12997할퀴다
16574그을다
20950서둘다
21165아뢰다
21608잡숫다02

-러다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
79그러다 ‘그리하다(1. 상태, 모양, 성질 따위가 그렇게 되게 하다)’의 준말
1797이러다 ‘이리하다1(이렇게 하다)’의 준말
6673저러다 ‘저리하다1(저렇게 하다)’의 준말

-끼다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
222느끼다02추위를 ~ feel, experience/(sob, weep)
1884아끼다 spare, save, economize, be thrifty; value, prize, cherish, hold dear
2072끼다03끼우다put between, hold, insert (a book under one's arms, cigarette between fingers)
4330끼다01끼이다get between, be caught in (a jacket in the car door, paper in the printer)
4331끼다02구름이 ~hang, cloud over (fog, clouds); become dirty; become moss-grown
9424흐느끼다 weep, sob
9580베끼다01 copy (a notebook, a document, a passage), transcribe
10564비끼다
13385부대끼다
15303나부끼다

-누다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
304나누다 divide; split; distribute; classify; exchange (words)
6767누다 evacuate, pass, urinate, defecate
15116가누다

-루다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
322이루다01 accomplish, achieve (a purpose), realize (a desire); make (a fortune), form (a society), constitute
1114다루다01 treat, deal with (a thing, a person); manipulate, handle (a machine)
2157미루다 put off, postpone, delay; shift (responsibility), lay (blame); guess, judge by, infer
7443겨루다01 compete for, contend for (victory, first place); struggle, strive

-꾸다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
432바꾸다 change, switch; replace
1747가꾸다 grow (vegetables), raise, cultivate; decorate, adorn (one's house, oneself)
3028꾸다01꿈을 ~dream
3071꿈꾸다 dream
9503꾸다02돈을 ~borrow (money)

-으다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
508모으다 gather (an audience); collect (data, books); save (money); attract, draw (attention)

-라다 verbs

RankingWordExplanationDefinition
583바라다01 wish, hope, want, desire
594놀라다 be surprised, be astonished; wonder at, marvel at; be frightened, be terrified
767자라다01커지다 (children, fingernails) grow, be raised
2829모자라다 be short, be insufficient, be lacking; dull, stupid
6560나무라다 scold, rebuke, blame, censure
18138그라다