‘ㄹ’ 불규칙

Irregular ㄹ

Explanation

For verb and adjective stems that end in , is omitted without exception when adding an ending that begins with , or . However, when an ending that begins with -으 is added to such a stem, even though remains as a final consonant, it is treated as a vowel, and therefore -으 is omitted.

Details

For verb and adjective stems that end in , is omitted without exception when adding an ending that begins with , or . However, when an ending that begins with -으 is added to such a stem, even though remains as a final consonant, it is treated as a vowel, and therefore -으 is omitted.

When -(으)ㄹ is added to stems ending in , such as -(으)ㄹ 때, -(으)ㄹ 게요 and -(으)ㄹ 래요?, -(으)ㄹ is omitted, and the stem attaches directly to the ending.

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Details
  • When the ending start with , or then from the verb is omitted.

  • When the ending start with , from the ending is omitted.

Examples
아이가 혼자서 잘 <span class='focus'>놉니다</span>.
The girl plays well by herself.
백화점이 몇 시에 <span class='focus'>여는지</span> 알고 싶어요.
I’d like to know what time the department store opens.
지금 <span class='focus'>만드는</span> 게 뭐예요?
What are you making?

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