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Native Korean verbs with 3+ syllables
-가다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
25 | 가다01 | | go |
158 | 들어가다01 | | enter, go into; join, enter; contain |
196 | 나가다 | | go out; go forth; take part in; sell |
519 | 돌아가다 | | go back; go round |
669 | 올라가다 | | go up; rise |
820 | 나아가다 | | advance; progress |
915 | 살아가다 | | live; get along; earn one's livelihood |
961 | 지나가다 | | go past, pass |
1041 | 내려가다 | | go down; descend; fall |
1424 | 찾아가다 | | visit, call in/ pick up |
1615 | 넘어가다01 | | sink, set, go down, fall; move on (to the next), be transferred (power)/cross; go across |
1805 | 달려가다 | | run |
1970 | 걸어가다 | | walk, go on foot |
1977 | 빠져나가다 | | get out; escape, sneak away |
2279 | 다가가다 | | approach, go near |
2380 | 날아가다 | | fly away; be gone |
2468 | 따라가다 | | follow, go after; obey; keep up with |
3023 | 흘러가다 | | flow, run |
3365 | 오가다 | | come and go |
3512 | 가져가다 | | take, take along, carry |
4255 | 건너가다 | | go across, cross over |
4598 | 뛰어가다 | | go running |
5019 | 삼가다 | | be careful (of one's words), be prudent; restrain oneself from (tobacco, drinking) |
5094 | 데려가다 | | take a person along, be accompanied by |
5602 | 되돌아가다 | | turn back, retrace one's steps, return |
5735 | 끌려가다 | | be taken to, be dragged along (to the police station; like a dog) |
5889 | 떠나가다 | | leave, depart |
7004 | 물러가다 | | move backward; withdraw (from the presence of superiors); resign (from public life); be over (hot weather) |
7736 | 다녀가다 | | drop in for a short visit, stop by |
8405 | 빗나가다 | | miss (the goal), deviate (from the subject), wander, go astray |
9112 | 떠내려가다 | | be swept away, be washed away (by a flood, by the sea) |
9318 | 잡아가다 | | take (a suspect to the police station) |
9998 | 뛰어나가다 | | run out (of a room), rush |
10211 | 잡혀가다 | | be taken into (police custody) |
-오다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
35 | 오다01 | | come |
50 | 나오다 | | come out, appear |
256 | 들어오다 | | enter; join (a club, the police) |
377 | 돌아오다 | | return, come back |
894 | 내려오다 | | come down, descend; be given (an order); be handed down (from antiquity) |
1023 | 찾아오다 | | visit; drop by; pick up |
1060 | 가져오다 | | bring, get; cause, bring about |
1262 | 다가오다 | | approach, come closer (a car, a stranger); come, draw near (elections, winter) |
1494 | 올라오다 | | come up, ascend, climb |
1720 | 살아오다 | | live |
1733 | 들려오다 | | reach one's ear, come into hearing (sweet music) |
1876 | 다녀오다 | | go and get back (from a trip, from the military); drop in (and come back) ¶ 다녀왔습니다 I'm home |
2593 | 달려오다 | | come running (to the rescue), hurry to a place |
2855 | 날아오다 | | fly over; fly, come in all haste (news) |
2985 | 흘러나오다 | | flow out, trickle out (water from between the rocks); stream out (light through the gap of the door) |
3357 | 빠져나오다 | | escape, get out |
3921 | 따라오다 | | follow, tag along (a dog); follow (a river), go down (a street); compete, be a match |
4028 | 튀어나오다 | | |
4041 | 걸어오다01 | 집까지 ~ | |
4348 | 불어오다 | | |
4680 | 넘어오다 | | |
5098 | 되돌아오다 | | |
6052 | 몰려오다 | | |
7010 | 밀려오다 | | |
7167 | 건너오다 | | |
7752 | 뛰쳐나오다 | | |
7785 | 보내오다 | | |
8352 | 들여오다 | | |
8571 | 쳐들어오다 | | |
8727 | 떠나오다 | | |
9114 | 뛰어나오다 | | |
9529 | 데려오다 | | |
9542 | 뛰어오다 | | |
-니다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
284 | 다니다 | | go to and from; attend (school), commute; frequent, visit frequently |
477 | 지니다 | | carry (money), have (dignity), hold (convictions), entertain (an idea), cherish (a secret) |
3348 | 돌아다니다 | | wonder; make a round; be prevalent (a bad cold); be in circulation (a rumor) |
5605 | 따라다니다 | | follow, chase, tag along; haunt, dog |
6143 | 찾아다니다 | | visit (the market looking for goods, hospitals looking for a cure), look around for (food) |
7201 | 날아다니다 | | fly about |
7224 | 뛰어다니다 | | run around (children in the garden; looking for a job) |
-돌다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
927 | 돌다 | | go round, turn |
3801 | 떠돌다 | | wander, roam; circulate, go around (a rumor, photos) |
4264 | 나돌다 | | go around, wander; spread, circulate (rumor, illegal CDs, a flu) |
7228 | 맴돌다 | | (hawks) circle, linger; (grades, dollar) hover around; linger (in one's mind) |
7439 | 감돌다 | | (silence, war clouds, tension) hang (in the air); (a smile) linger; (river curves) meander |
7865 | 웃돌다 | | exceed (expectation, supply, temperature) |
-들다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
61 | 만들다 | | make, produce; write, compose; establish, organize; cause |
91 | 들다01 | 여관에 ~ | enter (MULTI) |
130 | 들다04 | 꽃을 ~ | 손에 가지다 |
1234 | 흔들다 | | shake (one's head, a tree); wave (a farewell, a flag) |
1704 | 줄어들다 | | |
2280 | 뛰어들다 | | |
2370 | 접어들다 | | |
2608 | 잠들다 | | |
2765 | 떠들다01 | 말하다 | |
3959 | 파고들다 | | |
4187 | 끼어들다 | | |
4199 | 드나들다 | | |
4440 | 스며들다 | | |
4790 | 몰려들다 | | |
4882 | 달려들다 | | |
5360 | 붙들다 | | |
5440 | 흘러들다 | | |
5447 | 거들다01 | | |
5899 | 모여들다 | | |
6409 | 물들다 | | |
6497 | 쳐들다 | | |
6971 | 깃들다 | | |
7496 | 뒤흔들다 | | |
7775 | 받들다 | | |
8689 | 기어들다 | | |
8698 | 넘나들다 | | |
8822 | 시들다 | | |
9092 | 대들다 | | |
9098 | 덤벼들다 | | |
9802 | 찾아들다 | | |
-뛰다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
1626 | 뛰다02 | 빨리 나아가다 | run away, flee |
1852 | 뛰다01 | 심장이 ~ | jump, leap, spring |
9439 | 건너뛰다 | | jump across; skip (a page) |
-나다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
97 | 지나다 | | pass, go by (a place); (time) pass, elapse; (contract, time for application) expire, terminate |
104 | 나다01 | | be born; come out |
160 | 나타나다 | | come out, appear, turn up; come into sight; show itself, be revealed; be disclosed; be mentioned |
166 | 만나다 | | meet, see, join |
216 | 일어나다 | | get up, stand up; get out of bed, wake up; happen, occur; be kindled, be made |
327 | 떠나다 | | start, leave, depart; break off, part from, be estranged; die, depart; forget, slip one's mind |
376 | 끝나다 | | end, finish, be over, be done |
591 | 벗어나다 | | get out (of a place); rid oneself (of guilt); be off the point (a question); be contrary (to reason) |
598 | 드러나다 | | |
684 | 태어나다 | | |
809 | 늘어나다 | | |
1763 | 생겨나다 | | |
2005 | 빛나다 | | shine |
2064 | 생각나다 | | |
2710 | 달아나다 | | |
3123 | 어긋나다 | | cross each other; go awry; deviate from (teachings, orders); be out of step (dance); be stranged (from) |
3580 | 물러나다 | | |
3681 | 깨어나다 | | |
4066 | 살아나다 | | |
4388 | 타고나다 | | |
5139 | 자라나다 | | |
5415 | 쫓겨나다 | | |
6333 | 피어나다 | | come out, bloom (a flower); burn up again, rekindle; come back to life; improve |
6778 | 되살아나다 | | |
6810 | 불어나다 | | |
7152 | 헤어나다 | | |
7517 | 밀려나다 | | |
7590 | 우러나다 | | |
7659 | 풀려나다 | | |
7744 | 돋아나다 | | |
10115 | 솟아나다 | | (spring water) gush, spurt; (anger, love, hope) spring, surge, well up |
-내다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
167 | 내다02 | 길을 ~ | open (a road), ‘나다’의 사동사. |
265 | 보내다 | | |
588 | 나타내다 | | |
600 | 지내다01 | | |
791 | 꺼내다 | | pull out, take out (one's money, one's purse); bring up (a problem), start talking |
1035 | 드러내다 | | |
1452 | 끝내다 | | |
2326 | 찾아내다 | | |
3383 | 해내다 | | accomplish, achieve (a task, an undertaking); beat, corner sb in argument |
3507 | 펴내다 | | |
3929 | 밝혀내다 | | |
4357 | 알아내다 | | |
5112 | 빼내다 | | pick out, extract (a thorn, a bullet); select, pick out (applicants); steal; lure; bail out |
5737 | 내보내다 | | |
5803 | 자아내다 | | |
7245 | 밀어내다 | | |
7267 | 뽑아내다 | | |
7435 | 가려내다 | | |
7470 | 끌어내다 | | |
7537 | 빚어내다 | | |
7723 | 끄집어내다 | | |
8744 | 몰아내다 | | |
8788 | 뽐내다 | | |
10082 | 빛내다 | | |
-서다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
206 | 서다01 | | stand |
458 | 나서다 | | come out, appear (on stage); turn up, be found (a volunteer, an offer); intrude, interfere; get started |
646 | 들어서다 | | enter; be built (a factory); (buildings) stand, occupy (a street); step up (to a person) |
1697 | 넘어서다 | | pass over (mountains), get over (the hump) |
1798 | 일어서다 | | stand up, rise (from one's seat); rise against (oppresion) |
2201 | 앞서다 | | |
2555 | 앞장서다 | | |
2825 | 돌아서다 | | |
2828 | 맞서다 | | |
4879 | 늘어서다 | | |
5334 | 다가서다 | | |
6647 | 올라서다 | | |
6794 | 물러서다 | | |
7727 | 내려서다 | | |
-앉다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
183 | 앉다 | | sit |
3016 | 주저앉다 | | drop, sink (into the chair); settle down (in Thailand); (a building) collapse; give up; fail |
3173 | 가라앉다 | | (a boat) sink; calm, subside (wind, storm); calm down, settle down (excitement) |
6196 | 내려앉다 | | |
7168 | 걸터앉다 | | |
7494 | 둘러앉다 | | |
9109 | 들어앉다 | | |
-눕다 verbs
Ranking | Word | Explanation | Definition |
981 | 눕다01 | | lie down |
7219 | 드러눕다 | | |