{ "classes": [ { "k": "ㅡ", "n": "ㅡ drops", "p": "A stem ending in ㅡ loses it. The 아/어 choice then follows the vowel BEFORE it.", "ex": [ [ "크다", "커" ], [ "바쁘다", "바빠" ], [ "슬프다", "슬퍼" ], [ "쓰다", "써" ] ] }, { "k": "ㅂ", "n": "ㅂ → 우", "p": "A ㅂ batchim turns into 우, which fuses with the ending: 워. Almost all are adjectives.", "ex": [ [ "덥다", "더워" ], [ "어렵다", "어려워" ], [ "무섭다", "무서워" ], [ "쉽다", "쉬워" ] ] }, { "k": "ㄷ", "n": "ㄷ → ㄹ", "p": "A ㄷ batchim becomes ㄹ before a vowel. 받다 and 닫다 are regular — they do not change.", "ex": [ [ "듣다", "들어" ], [ "걷다", "걸어" ], [ "묻다", "물어" ] ] }, { "k": "르", "n": "르 doubles ㄹ", "p": "The 르 drops its ㅡ and an extra ㄹ lands on the previous syllable.", "ex": [ [ "모르다", "몰라" ], [ "부르다", "불러" ], [ "다르다", "달라" ], [ "빠르다", "빨라" ] ] }, { "k": "ㅅ", "n": "ㅅ drops", "p": "A ㅅ batchim disappears before a vowel, and no contraction follows. 웃다 and 씻다 are regular.", "ex": [ [ "낫다", "나아" ], [ "짓다", "지어" ], [ "붓다", "부어" ] ] }, { "k": "ㅎ", "n": "ㅎ drops, vowel shifts", "p": "Colour adjectives and 그렇다-type words: the ㅎ goes and the vowel becomes ㅐ.", "ex": [ [ "그렇다", "그래" ], [ "빨갛다", "빨개" ], [ "어떻다", "어때" ] ] }, { "k": "ㄹ", "n": "ㄹ drops before ㄴ ㅂ ㅅ", "p": "The 아/어 form is regular; the ㄹ only vanishes before certain endings.", "ex": [ [ "살다", "살아 · 사는" ], [ "알다", "알아 · 아는" ], [ "멀다", "멀어 · 먼" ] ] } ] }