Be

"Be" in Korean

ᆫ다

-nda

(auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses)

ᆻ다

-tda

(auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses)

같다

gatda

(used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)

계시다

gyesida

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

계시다

gyesida

(to occupy a place)

고 있다

-go itda

(auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses)

기다

gida

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

는다

-neunda

(auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses)

당하다

danghada

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

되다

doeda

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

리다

rida

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

받다

batda

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

생기다

saenggida

(to occur, take place)

아니다

anida

(used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent)

어/아 가다

-eo/a gada

(auxiliary: used to form the continuous aspect of various tenses)

없다

eopda

(to occupy a place)

이다

ida

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

이다

ida

(used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent)

이다

ida

(used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)

이다

ida

(used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase)

일어나다

ireonada

(to occur, take place)

있다

itda

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

있다

itda

(to occupy a place)

존재하다

jonjaehada

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

지다

jida

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

히다

hida

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.