What Conjugation Charts Are Available?
Three resources are available, and each one does a different job. The table shows what each contains and what it leaves out, so you can pick without opening all three.
| Resource | What it contains | What it leaves out | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to read a conjugation chart | An annotated chart for 먹다 and 돕다, a marker glossary and a five-lookup drill | Lists of verbs and full rule explanations | Anyone who has never used a chart |
| Conjugation cheat sheet | Six rule boxes on one page: stem, 아/어, contractions, past, other forms, irregular classes | Honorific and connective endings | Learners who finished the lessons and want a summary to print |
| Verbs conjugation list | 50 verbs and adjectives in five forms, grouped by pattern with class labels | Forms beyond the five, and any verb outside the 50 | Checking a specific word or seeing a pattern repeat |
All three share one layout. Rows are tenses, columns are speech levels, and irregular classes carry a text label. A skill learned on one resource works on the others. As a preview, here are the five forms of 먹다 (to eat) that the list uses:
| Form | 먹다 |
|---|---|
| Polite present | 먹어요 |
| Past | 먹었어요 |
| Future | 먹을 거예요 |
| Formal | 먹습니다 |
| Casual | 먹어 |
Which of the three you need depends on what you are trying to do, and the next section answers that.
Which Resource Do You Need?
You need the resource that matches your goal, and the chooser below maps goals to pages. Start at the first row if you have never used a chart.
| If you want to... | Open | Why |
|---|---|---|
| understand rows, columns, badges and empty cells | how to read a conjugation chart | It teaches the layout with two worked charts |
| see all the rules on one page and print them | the conjugation cheat sheet | It summarises five regular forms and seven irregular classes |
| look up the past, future or formal form of a common word | the verbs conjugation list | It has 50 words with five forms each |
| learn how a form is built from scratch | Korean verb conjugation lessons | Charts show forms and the lessons explain them |
| conjugate a word that is not on the list | the Korean verb conjugator | It shows the rule for each form of any supported word |
If you are unsure, read the three in order: the reading guide first, then the sheet, then the list. Each one builds on the one before it. The first card describes the reading guide.
How to Read a Korean Conjugation Chart
How to read a Korean conjugation chart teaches the layout that every chart on this site uses. It explains why rows are tenses and columns are speech levels, how to read one cell in five steps and what the markers mean: the class badge, the rule note, the audio button and the "No standard form" cell.
It then places the regular verb 먹다 beside the ㅂ-irregular verb 돕다, so you can see which cells change when a verb is irregular. A five-lookup drill with a speed target ends the lesson. It also explains why adjectives and the copula 이다 have no plain command or suggestion cell.
- Best for: beginners at A1 who have read the present tense recipe.
- Time: about 30 minutes.
- You will leave able to: find any form in a chart in under ten seconds and tell a regular from an irregular verb.
Once you can read a chart, the one-page summary is the natural next step.
One-Page Rules Sheet
The Korean conjugation cheat sheet puts the rules for five forms on a single printable page. Box 1 finds the stem, box 2 chooses 아 or 어, box 3 maps the contractions from 가요 to 돼요, box 4 builds the past, box 5 builds the future, formal and casual forms, and box 6 lists the seven irregular classes with one example each.
Every box links back to the lesson that proves its rule, so the sheet works as an index and not as a replacement for learning. A check-yourself panel with six verbs (가다, 먹다, 하다, 돕다, 모르다, 듣다) tests the rules.
- Best for: learners who have studied the lessons and need a quick reference.
- Time: about 25 minutes, plus printing.
- You will leave able to: conjugate a new regular verb by following six boxes in order.
The sheet gives the rules, and the list shows them at work on real words.
50-Verb Conjugation List
The Korean verbs conjugation list gives 50 common verbs and adjectives in five forms: polite present, past, future, formal and casual. The rows are grouped by pattern: 8 vowel stems, 10 consonant stems, 10 contraction cases and 22 irregular words covering all seven classes.
Each row shows the stem, the level and a link to the word's dictionary page. A polite-present audio button sits beside every row, and a ten-card flashcard deck drills the trickiest words.
- Best for: checking one word fast, or reading down a column to see a rule repeat.
- Time: about 30 minutes to read, longer to practise.
- You will leave able to: name the pattern or class of a verb from its forms.
The list and the sheet are also available as downloads, which the next section covers.
Can You Download the Charts?
Downloads are available for the sheet and the list from the cards below. The sheet is available as a PDF, and the list as CSV and PDF. Consult the current page for the version date and review status when using a printed copy.
Korean Conjugation Sheet (PDF, one page)
Korean Verbs Conjugation List, 50 Verbs in 5 Forms (CSV and PDF)
The review status matters because the forms are generated with a rule-based conjugation engine, and a Korean teacher checks them before publication. The status stamp tells you whether a given file has passed that check. The tables on the pages themselves are plain tables that you can print.
What Can a Conjugation Chart Not Do?
A chart shows what a form looks like, and it cannot tell you which form to use, which word to pick or how a sentence is built. Three limits are worth knowing before you rely on one.
- Charts show forms and not usage. The polite, casual and formal cells sit side by side, but only the listener and the setting decide which one fits. The social rules are in Korean speech levels.
- Charts hold a fixed set of words. The list covers 50 verbs. For anything else, use the conjugator or the Korean verb dictionary.
- Irregular detail lives elsewhere. The charts here mark irregular classes, and the full explanation, with every class and more examples, is in Korean irregular verbs.
To practise on paper, the grammar worksheets include conjugation drills. If the tenses are new to you, start with the lessons in the Korean verb conjugation section and come back to the charts afterwards, because a chart is easiest to use once you know the three steps: find the stem, choose the vowel, add the ending.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a printable Korean conjugation chart? A printable sheet is available in A4 and US Letter from the download card on this page. The PDF is free for personal and classroom use. For practice, the tables on the cheat sheet page are plain tables, so you can print that page directly.
How many verbs are in the conjugation list? The list has 50 verbs and adjectives, each in five forms: polite present, past, future, formal and casual. They are grouped as 8 vowel stems, 10 consonant stems, 10 contraction cases and 22 irregular words. All seven irregular classes appear at least twice.
Do the conjugation charts include honorific forms? No. The charts and the sheet cover five forms and leave out honorific endings such as -(으)시- and connective endings such as -아서/-어서. Those patterns combine with the same stems and have their own lessons. Keeping them out lets each chart stay readable on one screen or one printed page.
How often are the conjugation charts updated? A chart is updated when a form or a rule is corrected after review, not on a fixed schedule. Consult this page for the version date and review status to compare a printed copy with the current version. The pages on this site always show the latest rules.