크다
keuda
to be big
Part of speech · descriptive verb (adjective)
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
크
ㅋkinitial+ㅡeumedial
다
ㄷdinitial+ㅏamedial
Examples
- 이 집은 아주 커요.This house is very big.
- 눈이 정말 커요.Your eyes are really big.
Collocations
키가 크다눈이 크다소리가 크다
Mnemonic
keuda "to be big" is a descriptive verb (adjective). Its stem keu- ends in the vowel -eu, which drops before -eo-yo: keu- + -eo-yo becomes keo-yo. Korean adjectives conjugate just like verbs.
Quick check
Why does keu- become keo- before -eo-yo?