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# Must-Know Korean Adverbs to Boost Your Vocabulary
- URL: https://blog.lingodeer.com/korean-adverbs/
- Published: 2022-07-13T00:33:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-03T03:19:46.000Z
- Author: Ziqiao Xu
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An adverb is used **to describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.** Korean adverbs (부사) work in much the same way as adverbs in English. They are a very important component in forming a [sentence in Korean](https://blog.lingodeer.com/korean-sentence-structures-a-complete-overview/).

To understand the basics of Korean adverbs, you probably want to first take a look at [Korean verbs](https://blog.lingodeer.com/korean-verbs-conjugation-guide/) and [adjectives](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Korean/Adjectives?ref=blog.lingodeer.com) as well as their basic uses. Before we introduce you the details of Korean adverbs, please note that just as in any other language, there are certain rules for forming regular Korean adverbs and there are also some irregular adverbs you just have to remember!

By the end of the article, you’ll be able to: 

- Identify 3 types of regular adverbs in sentences easily
- Know the rules to form regular Korean adverbs
- Learn 50+ most commonly used Korean adverbs

Let’s get started!

## Forms of Korean Adverbs

The first type of adverb is formed by **combining a word root with 이 (ee) or 히 (hee)**. This almost covers all the words ending in 하다 (hada). 

![adverbs ending with -이](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1a/04/1a0403d3-6352-4489-b286-d9de13f43972/content/images/2026/07/123-1.png)

Feeling a bit overwhelmed? Let's take a look at them one by one.

### 이(ee) Adverb

The 이(ee) suffix is often added to the below 6 types of words to form an adverb:

**(1) Word stem ending in 'ㅅ' + '하다'**

ex: 

깨끗

하다 

(kkaekkeuthada) clean → 깨끗

이 

(kkaekkeus-si) cleanly

따뜻

하다 

 (ttatteuthada) warm → 따뜻

이 

 (ttatteus-si) warmly

**(2) Word stem ending in 'ㄱ' + '하다'**

#### ex: 

#### 촉촉

하다 

#### (cokcok-kada) wet; moist → 촉촉

이 

####  (cokcok-ki) wetly; moistly 

#### 두둑

하다 

####  (dudukada) quiet thick → 두둑

이 

####  (duduk-ki) quiet thickly

**(3) Irregular verbs with stem ending in 'ㅂ' + '다'**

#### ex:

가갑

다 

 (kagapda) → 가까

이 

(kaga-i)

즐겁

다 

 (jeulgeopda) → 즐거

이 

(jeulgeo-i)

**(4) Most of the adjectives en**

ding in 다 

#### ex:

같

다 

(gatda) same; equal → 같

이 

(ga-chi) together; with

높

다 

(nopda) high;tall → 높

이 

 (no-pi) high; height; level

많

다 

 (manhda) plentiful; many; a lot of→ 많

이 

 (ma-ni) much; in large numbers; 

**(5) Superlative nouns**

#### ex:

간간 (gangan) from time to time → 간간

이 

 (gan-gani) occasionally, sometimes

겹겹 (gyeopkkyeop) being layered → 겹겹

이 

 (gyeopkkyeobi) in layers; one over another

길길 (gilgil) long, lengthy→ 길길

이 

 (gilgil-li) madly;to a great height

**(6) Adverbs**

#### ex:

곰곰 (gom-gom) pensively, musingly→ 곰곰

이 

 (gom-gomi)

생긋 (saenggeut) with a smile → 생긋

이 

 (saenggeusi) with a smile

Now you've know a rather complicated type of Korean adverbs. The following will get easier!

### 히(hee) Adverb

Now let's see 히(hee) adverbs. Except for the special cases mentioned above (하다 words with a "ㅅ" or "ㄱ" stem), most words ending in 하다 (hada) replace 하다 with히 to form adverbs. For example:

특별

하다 

 (teukppyeolhada) special → 특별

히 

(specially, particularly)

솔직

하다 

 (soljjikada) frank; honest → 솔직

히 

 (soljjiki) frankly; honestly 

가만

하다 

 (gamanada) be quiet→ 가만

히 

 (gamani) quietly, motionlessly

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1a/04/1a0403d3-6352-4489-b286-d9de13f43972/content/images/2022/07/ld-image-bf81c1f72b2d3cfa.jpeg)

### 게 (Ge) Adverb

게 (Ge) adverbs are more oftenly seen in **converting adjectives into adverbs.** In a sense, it's quite like the "ly" suffix in English. We can change an adjective to an adverb by **replacing the word ending 다(da) with -게(ge).**

Check out when we should use 게(ge)!

![Usage of 게(ge) adverbs in Korean](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1a/04/1a0403d3-6352-4489-b286-d9de13f43972/content/images/2026/07/7777.jpg)

**1) To express purpose (translated as "in order to")**

Ex: 질서를 어지럽히지 않

게 

 줄을 서세요.

→ (In order) to not cause disorder, please line up.

**2) To express a state or degree**

Ex: 집을 예쁘

게 

 꾸미었어요.

→ The house is beautifully decorated.

### (으)로 (Eu lo) Adverb

Another type of Korean adverbs is (으)로 (Eu lo) Adverbs. The rules of (으)로 adverbs are quite simple: 

- If the noun ends in a consonant, then add -으로
- If the noun ends in a vowel or ㄹ, then add -로
- 으로 can only be added after a noun

There are roughly four ways to use (으)로 (Eu lo) adverbs:

**1) To indicate the direction of the action (like "to" and "towards" in English)**

Ex: 후문

으로 

 가세요.

→ Please go to the back door.

**2) To indicate the means or method of behavior**

Ex: 영어

로 

 쓰세요. 

→ Please write in English.

**3) To follow a noun to express a person’s status or qualification**

Ex: 저는 교장

으로 

 이번 개교 기념식에 참석하였다.

 → I attended this school anniversary as the president.

**4) To express a reason or cause, equivalent to “because; due to”**

Ex: 그는 독감

으로 

 죽었다.  
 →He died from the flu.

Check out this video to learn more examples of (으)로 (Eu lo) adverbs!

## List of most used Korean adverbs

In this part, we'll present to you 5 groups of commonly used Korean adverbs. Some of them are irregular adverbs that do not follow the rules we mentioned before, just like "well" or "little" in English. So save this article and take notes to remember them!

### Korean Adverbs of Time - 시간부사

| **Korean Adverbs** | **Romanized Hangul** | **English Meaning** |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------- |
| 어제                 | eo je                | yesterday           |
| 오늘                 | o neul               | today               |
| 내일                 | nae il               | tomorrow            |
| 지금                 | ji geum              | now                 |
| 그때                 | geu ttae             | then                |
| 나중에/후에             | na jung ei/ hu e     | later               |
| 오늘밤                | o neul bam           | tonight             |
| 바로 지금              | ba ro ji geum        | right now           |
| 지난 밤               | ji nan bam           | last night          |
| 오늘 아침              | o neur a chim        | this morning        |
| 다음 주               | da eum ju            | next week           |

### Korean Adverbs of Place - 장소부사

| **Korean Adverbs** | **Romanized Hangul**     | **English Adverbs** |
| ------------------ | ------------------------ | ------------------- |
| 여기                 | yeo gi                   | here                |
| 저기/거기              | jeo gi geo gi            | there               |
| 저기/저쪽에             | jeo gi / jeo jjog e      | over there          |
| 모든곳/어디나            | mo deun go(s) / eo di na | everywhere          |
| 어디든/아무데나           | eo di deun / a mu de na  | anywhere            |
| 안에                 | ane                      | inside              |
| 밑에                 | mitte                    | below               |
| 뒤에                 | dwiye                    | at the back         |
| 위에                 | wiy e                    | above               |
| 앞에                 | a pe                     | in front            |
| 밖에                 | bakk e                   | outside             |

### Korean Adverbs of Frequency - 빈도부사

| **Korean Adverbs** | **Romanized Hangul** | **English Adverbs** |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------- |
| 항상                 | hang sang            | always              |
| 가끔                 | ka keum              | sometimes           |
| 자주                 | ja joo               | often               |
| 한번씩                | han beon shik        | once in a while     |
| 절대                 | jeol te              | never               |
| 때때로                | tte ttero            | occasionally        |
| 규칙적으로              | kyoo chik jeog eu ro | regularly           |
| 보통으로               | bo tong eu ro        | normally            |
| 습관적으로              | seup gwan jeog eu ro | habitually          |
| 드물게                | deumulge             | rarely              |
| 항상                 | hangsang             | always              |

### Korean Adverbs of Degree - 정도부사

| **Korean Adverbs**    | **Romanized Hangul**                         | **English Adverbs**    |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| 아주, 매우                | a ju / mae u                                 | very                   |
| 완전히                   | wan jeon hi                                  | perfectly              |
| 단순히                   | dan sun hi                                   | simply                 |
| 엄청                    | eom cheong                                   | enormously             |
| 불과                    | bool gwa                                     | only                   |
| 절대로                   | jeol dae lo                                  | Absolutely, completely |
| 정말(로) / 진짜(로) / 참(으로) | jeong mal (lo) / jin jja (lo) / cham eu (lo) | really                 |
| 특히                    | teu ghi                                      | in particular          |
| 상당히                   | sSang dang hi                                | fairly                 |

### Korean Adverbs of Manner - 양태부사

| **Korean Adverbs** | **Romanized Hangul** | **English Adverbs** |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------------- |
| 좋게                 | joh ke               | well                |
| 나쁘게                | na pue ge            | badly               |
| 귀엽게                | kwe yeop ke          | cutely              |
| 아름답게               | a ruem dap ke        | beautifully         |
| 비싸게                | bi ssa ge            | expensively         |
| 맛있게                | ma shi ke            | deliciously         |
| 크게                 | keu ge               | largely             |
| 길게                 | kil ge               | lengthily           |
| 짧게                 | dzab ge              | shortly             |
| 넓게                 | neolb ge             | widely              |
| 작게                 | jak ge               | little              |