Words and grammar ranked by occurrence
| Rank | Name | Definitions |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Irregular Verbs | |
| #2 | N+이다 | Copula |
| #3 | V+는/(으)ㄴ/(으)ㄹ | Noun modifiers |
| #4 | V+아/어/여 | Present tense |
| #5 | -은/는 | Topic marker |
| #6 | -을/를 | Object marker |
| #7 | -이/가 | Subject Marker |
| #8 | V+았/었/였 | Past tense |
| #9 | -요 | Politeness ending, Short reply |
| #10 | V+고 | Listing, Sequential |
| #11 | -에 | Time of an action, Location, Direction |
| #12 | V+(으)ㅁ | Concept Noun, Nominalization, Formal Sentence Ending |
| #13 | 는/(으)ㄴ/(으)ㄹ 것 | Change sentence to a noun |
| #14 | V+(ㄴ/는)다 | Plain form |
| #15 | V+지 | Confirmation |
| #16 | V+(스)ㅂ니다 | Present tense |
| #17 | -(으)로 | Method or way, Direction |
| #18 | -의 | Relation particle |
| #19 | -도 | Addition |
| #20 | V+게 | Making adverb, Expectation |
| #21 | V+(이/으)라고 | Quote declarative sentence, Quote imperative sentence |
| #22 | -에서 | Place of action |
| #23 | V+기 | Verb to noun |
| #24 | V+(은/ㄴ/는)데 | Background information, Waiting for a response |
| #25 | 아/어 가다 | Continuely, Going somewhere, Almost done |
| #26 | V+아/어서 | Reason or cause, Sequence of events |
| #27 | N+들 | Plural marker |
| #28 | V+(으)면 | Condition, Supposition, Repetitive |
| #29 | V+(으)시 | Honoring the subject |
| #30 | 아/어 지다 | Change in state |
| #31 | -(이)야 | Copula, Emphasis |
| #32 | -와/과 | Enumeration, Companionship |
| #33 | V+아/어야 | Condition |
| #34 | 아/어 보다 | Trying out |
| #35 | V+(는/ㄴ)다고 | Quote declarative sentence |
| #36 | 아/어 주다 | Doing a favor or make a request |
| #37 | V+겠 | Intention, Supposition |
| #38 | -만 | Limitation |
| #39 | 아/어 오다 | Up till now, Coming from somewhere |
| #40 | (으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 | Ability or possibility |
| #41 | V+(으/이)니 | Informal question, Reason or cause |
| #42 | 고 있다 | Ongoing state |
| #43 | 지 않다 | Negative expression |
| #44 | V+으나 | Although But |
| #45 | V+자 | Suggestion, Simultaneous Action |
| #46 | -(이)나 | Listing choice, Much more than expected, Not the best choice |
| #47 | V+아/어도 | Inevitable Outcome |
| #48 | V+(으)니까 | Reason or cause, Discovery |
| #49 | V+네(요) | Discovery |
| #50 | V+(ㄴ/는)다는, (이)라는 | Quote |
| #51 | -하고 | Enumeration, Companionship |
| #52 | V+지만 | Contrasting |
| #53 | 때 | When an action occurs |
| #54 | 아/어 있다 | Continuing state |
| #55 | 는/(으)ㄴ/(으)ㄹ 것 같다 | It seems like |
| #56 | 아/어야 되다/하다 | Necessity to do something |
| #57 | -까지 | End of range |
| #58 | V+(으)ㄴ/는지 | Vague reasoning |
| #59 | V+잖아 | Reminding |
| #60 | V+(으)려고 | Intention |
| #61 | V+(으)세요 | Polite Command, Polite Question, Polite Statement |
| #62 | V+(으)ㄹ까 | Suggestion, Asking opinion, Wondering |
| #63 | V+(이)라서 | Reason or cause |
| #64 | (으)ㄹ 것이다 | Future plan, Supposition |
| #65 | V+(으)면서 | Simultaneous actions |
| #66 | V+데(요) | Recollecting a personal experience |
| #67 | V+(으)ㄴ가(요), 나(요) | Soft question, Pondering |
| #68 | V+(았/었/였)던 | Past completed |
| #69 | -에게 | Target |
| #70 | V+(으)ㄹ게(요) | Intention |
| #71 | V+아/어/여라 | Commanding |
| #72 | V+거든(요) | Reasoning, Conditional |
| #73 | V+건 | Casual Choice |
| #74 | V+(으)며 | Occurring simultaneously, Listing actions, states or facts, Listing things |
| #75 | 지 못하다 | Lack of ability |
| #76 | V+기는(요) | Gentle refutation, Partial Acknowledgment |
| #77 | -랑/이랑 | Enumeration, Companionship |
| #78 | -부터 | Action's starting point |
| #79 | 고 싶다 | Desire |
| #80 | V+든지 | Regardless |
| #81 | 게 되다 | Made to become a certain way |
| #82 | 안 아요 | Negative expression |
| #83 | V+(으)러 | Movement with intention |
| #84 | N+님 | Honorific |
| #85 | 게 하다 | To influence someone |
| #86 | N+간 | Duration |
| #87 | V+군(요)/구나/구먼 | New information |
| #88 | -한테 | Target |
| #89 | 아/어 내다 | Completing a difficult action |
| #90 | V+냐 | Informal question |
| #91 | V+(ㄴ/는)다면 | Hypothetical situation |
| #92 | 아/어 하다 | Perceived action |
| #93 | 때문에 | Reason or Cause |
| #94 | -보다 | Comparison |
| #95 | V+(으)마 | Old Fashioned Intention |
| #96 | -처럼 | Similarity |
| #97 | 중 | When an action occurs |
| #98 | V+던 | Past habitual experience, Past interrupted action, Past action |
| #99 | 을/를 위해(서) | Purpose |
| #100 | 에 대해(서) | About |
| #101 | V+(으)ㄹ지(도) | Vague doubt |
| #102 | -대로 | According to |
| #103 | V+다가 | Change of action, Transition of action |
| #104 | N+네 | Collective |
| #105 | V+(스)ㅂ니까 | Polite question |
| #106 | V+(은/ㄴ)들 | No Matter |
| #107 | N+부 | Noun's starting point |
| #108 | 지 말다 | Prohibition |
| #109 | 아/어 놓다 | Maintain |
| #110 | 아/어 가지다 | Time order of two actions, Reasoning |
| #111 | V+더라고(요) | Recollecting a personal experience, Confirming a forgotten experience |
| #112 | N+하다 | To do |
| #113 | V+아/어다가 | Sequential actions |
| #114 | -께 | Target |
| #115 | V+기에 | Reason or cause (written), Conditions for, Point of view |
| #116 | V+도록 | Objective |
| #117 | N+째 | The nth |
| #118 | 아/어 버리다 | After completed action or event |
| #119 | 아/어 드리다 | Doing a favor or make a request |
| #120 | V+(으)오/소 | 하오체 Present Tense, 하오체 Polite Question, 하오체 Command, 하오체 Suggestion, 하오체 Honorific |
| #121 | V+아/어야지 | Strong Intention |
| #122 | V+(았/었/였)었 | Past tense |
| #123 | V+(으/느/이)냐고 | Quoting questions |
| #124 | 아/어 보이다 | Feelings based on outward appearance |
| #125 | -(이)라도 | Sufficient choice |
| #126 | 전에 | Before a certain time |
| #127 | V+(으)ㄹ라 | Expresses concern |
| #128 | V+거나 | Listing choice |
| #129 | 기도 하다 | Sometimes it happens |
| #130 | (으)ㄹ 수도 있다/없다 | Possibility |
| #131 | 아/어 두다 | Maintain, Prepare |
| #132 | 아/어도 되다 | Permission or approval for a behaviour |
| #133 | N+당 | For each |
| #134 | (으)려고 하다 | Intending to |
| #135 | 아/어 대다 | Excessive Action Form |
| #136 | (으)ㄴ 적이 있다/없다 | Have done, Have not done |
| #137 | V+(으)ㄹ래(요) | Intention, Asking opinion |
| #138 | -만큼 | As much as |
| #139 | N+씩 | Equally distributed |
| #140 | 동안 | For a period of time |
| #141 | (으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다 | Knows how to do something, Doesn't know how to do something |
| #142 | 아/어 달다 | Request |
| #143 | V+다면서(요) | Fact checking |
| #144 | 아/어 나가다 | Ongoing or in-progress action |
| #145 | -밖에 | Exclusion |
| #146 | N+마다 | Repetition, Including all |
| #147 | (으)면 안 되다 | Not allowed to do an action |
| #148 | 후에/뒤에 | After a certain period of time |
| #149 | 에 따라(서) | Depending on |
| #150 | 을/를 바라다 | Hope |
| #151 | V+더 | Recalling Experience |
| #152 | -께서 | Subject marker |
| #153 | N+쯤 | Approximation |
| #154 | (았/었/했)을 것 | Past Assumption |
| #155 | (으)ㄹ지(도) 모르다 | Possible outcome |
| #156 | 다(가) 보니(까) | Realization, Causation |
| #157 | V+듯이 | Similarity |
| #158 | V+다니/라니/냐니/자니 | Reaction |
| #159 | V+(ㄴ/는)다니까/(이)라니까 | Confirming prior information |
| #160 | V+(으)ㅂ시다 | Suggestion |
| #161 | V+(으)오/(으)옵/사오/사옵/자오/자옵 | Humility |
| #162 | 아/어 달라고 | Quoting a command for a favor or request |
| #163 | (ㄴ/는)단/(이)란 말 | Asking-for-confirmation, Emphasizing |
| #164 | (으)ㄴ 채로 | In the State of |
| #165 | V+(으)려면 | Assume intention |
| #166 | 았/었으면 좋겠다 | Person's wish or hope |
| #167 | -뿐 | Nothing more |
| #168 | V+자고 | Quoting a suggestion |
| #169 | V+더니 | Change compared to the past, And then, Related to past event |
| #170 | 기로 하다 | Make a promise with another person or oneself |
| #171 | V+(았/었/했)더니 | And then |
| #172 | N+시키다 | Order |
| #173 | (으)ㄹ 텐데 | Expected future situation |
| #174 | N+에다가 | Onto / Into |
| #175 | -같이 | Similarity |
| #176 | (으)ㄴ/는 편이다 | Tendency to do something |
| #177 | N+(으)로서 | Role or Capacity |
| #178 | V+더라도 | Strong Inevitable Outcome |
| #179 | (으)ㄹ 테니(까) | Reason for suggestion |
| #180 | N+치고 | Exception |
| #181 | V+던데(요) | Surprise, Relating experience |
| #182 | V+(으)십시오 | Politely asking |
| #183 | (으)ㄹ 정도로 | Extent of an action |
| #184 | V+(으)ㄹ수록 | The More |
| #185 | (으)ㄴ 지 | Time passed |
| #186 | N+보고 | Target Person |
| #187 | (으)ㄹ 만하다 | Be worth doing |
| #188 | N+답다 | Has all the quality of |
| #189 | 대신(에) | Replace an action |
| #190 | N+되다 | To become |
| #191 | 고 나서 | Sequence of actions |
| #192 | V+자마자 | Immediately after |
| #193 | V+고서 | Sequence |
| #194 | N+끼리 | Group Together |
| #195 | (으)ㄹ까 봐 | Concern about something |
| #196 | N+당하다 | Experience Consequence |
| #197 | 고 말다 | Unintentional or Inevitable Result |
| #198 | (으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다 | No Choice But To |
| #199 | V+(으)리라 | Expressing Will, Strong Prediction |
| #200 | -조차 | Inclusion of extreme cases |
| #201 | V+느라(고) | Indicating the cause |
| #202 | (으)로 인하다 | Due To |
| #203 | 지 않아도 되다 | Behaviour is not necessary |
| #204 | 다(가) 보면 | Result of Consistency |
| #205 | N+이자 | Indicating Dual Roles, First and Last |
| #206 | 에 비해(서)/비하면 | Compared to |
| #207 | V+(ㄴ)다든지, (이)라든지 | Theoretical whether |
| #208 | V+(으)ㄹ걸(요) | Guessing |
| #209 | 만 해도 | As recently as |
| #210 | N+짜리 | Such a number or amount |
| #211 | (으)ㄴ/는 모양이다 | Guess a situation after observation |
| #212 | (으)ㄹ까 하다 | Be thinking of |
| #213 | V+길래 | Reason or cause |
| #214 | V+(스)ㅂ니다만 | Polite Contrast |
| #215 | V+(으)므로 | Cause or reason |
| #216 | N+(으)로써 | Means or Method |
| #217 | (으)ㄹ 뻔하다 | Something almost happened |
| #218 | V+거라, 너라 | Old Fashioned Command |
| #219 | 곤 하다 | Habit |
| #220 | V+고자 | Purpose |
| #221 | name_씨 | |
| #222 | -(이)야말로 | Prime example |
| #223 | 고 나면 | Sequence of actions with condition |
| #224 | V+던가 | Asking about the past, Asking oneself about the past |
| #225 | 고 보니(까) | Realizing Something After Acting |
| #226 | 지 그렇다 | Gentle Suggestion |
| #227 | (으)ㄹ 정도이다 | To the Extent That |
| #228 | 에도 불구하고 | Despite |
| #229 | 아/어 빠지다 | Fall Into |
| #230 | V+(ㄴ/는)다거나, (이)라거나 | Or Something |
| #231 | V+다시피 | Confirmation |
| #232 | V+(ㄴ)다든가, (이)라든가 | Theoretical Or |
| #233 | V+(으)려다가 | Interrupted intention |
| #234 | N+마저(도) | Even this too |
| #235 | V+(으)렴 / (으)려무나 | Friendly Command |
| #236 | V+(으)소서 | Solemn request |
| #237 | 는 바람에 | Unintended Consequence |
| #238 | (으)ㄴ/는 셈이다 | Equivalent To, Calculated As |
| #239 | V+게끔 | Expectation Emphasized |
| #240 | V+(으/ㄹ/을)려나 | Wondering |
| #241 | 아/어 봤자 | No Use |
| #242 | V+(으)되 | But, however, Old-style quoting introduction |
| #243 | V+다가는 | Precaution |
| #244 | V+든가 | Or Suggestion |
| #245 | V+(으)려던 | Interruption |
| #246 | ㄹ/을 리가 없다 | Impossible Reasoning |
| #247 | 고 나니(까) | Sequence of actions with background information |
| #248 | 는 길에 | While On My Way |
| #249 | 는 김에 | While At It |
| #250 | 는 길이다 | On My Way |
| #251 | V+(ㄴ/는)다기보다는/(이)라기보다는 | More appropriate description |
| #252 | V+(으)ㅁ세 | Future intention |
| #253 | N+경 | Around time or period |
| #254 | V+로군(요)/로구나/로구먼/로고 | New information, strong reaction |
| #255 | V+더라면 | Hypothetical past situation |
| #256 | V+아/어서인지 | Perhaps Because |
| #257 | (으)ㄴ/는 법이다 | Expressing Inevitability |
| #258 | 다고/라고 치다 | Assumption or Hypothesis |
| #259 | V+나이다 | Simple statement |
| #260 | N+스럽다 | Has some of the quality of |
| #261 | N+(은/는)커녕 | Not even |
| #262 | N+더러 | Target person |
| #263 | (으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 | Not Only ... But Also |
| #264 | V+느니 | Better choice, Listing |
| #265 | (으)ㄹ까 말까 | Considering Whether to Do or Not |
| #266 | 기 마련이다 | Is Natural or Inevitable |
| #267 | V+(으)랴 | Busy With, Rhetorical Question |
| #268 | N+어치 | Amount that corresponds to that price |
| #269 | ㄹ/을 길이 없다 | No Way Of |
| #270 | V+더냐 | Asking about a personal experience |
| #271 | V+(이)거니 | As Well As, Not Only ... But Also, Past acknowledgement, Repetition or Alternation |
| #272 | V+(으)리오 | Expressing Impossibility |
| #273 | V+건대 | Here's What I Think |
| #274 | 다시피 하다 | Almost |
| #275 | V+(으)ㄹ망정 / (으)ㄹ지언정 | Even Though |
| #276 | (으)나 마나 | No Use |
| #277 | V+거늘 | Reason or Cause |
| #278 | 는 반면에 | Expressing Contrast |
| #279 | V+겠거니 | I figured |
| #280 | 기 일쑤이다 | Often Happens in a Negative Way |
| #281 | (으)려던 참이다 | Be just about to |
| #282 | 거나 말거나 | Whether Or Not |
| #283 | 고 말겠다 | Strong Determination |
| #284 | V+(ㄴ/는)답시고 | Attempting but Failing |
| #285 | 을/를 막론하고 | Regardless of |
| #286 | N+(이)랍시고 | Pretending to Be |
| #287 | N+껏 | To the Fullest |
| #288 | V+(으)리만치 | So Much So That |
| #289 | V+(으)려거든 | Conditional Intention |
| #290 | 건 말건 | Whether Or Not |
| #291 | (으)ㄹ 바에야 | Better choice |
| #292 | 노라면/느라면 | Result of Consistency |