Korean

Alternative forms

• 었 (eot, “eot”)

Suffix

았 • ‎(at)

1. -ed (past tense marker for sentence-final verbs and adjectives)

Usage notes

았 (at, “at”) is used after syllables with “bright” vowels, i.e. 아 (a, “a”) and 오 (o, “o”). After other vowels, 었 (eot, “eot”) is used instead. If the syllable to which 았 (at, “at”) is appended ends in the vowel 아 (a, “a”), the two syllables usually contract:

• 가다 (gada, “to go”): 가 (ga, “ga”) + 았 (at, “-ed”) + 다 (da, “da”): 갔다 (gatda, “went”)