(으)ㅁ

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Description

Adjective/Verb + (으)ㅁ

1. This turns the adjective or verb into a noun.
2. Turns a sentence or clause into a noun group

Notes

• When used to make individual nouns, not every adjective and verb can be used, especially ones that originated from hanja since those usually have a noun form on their own.

Conjugation Rule

Conjugation Rule

	Pattern	Case	Example
Rule 1:	A/V + ㅁ	If there is no 받침 or if the adj/verb stem ends with a ㄹ 받침	아프다 → 아픔
Rule 2:	A/V + 음	If there is a 받침 at the end of the adj/verb stem	죽다 → 죽음

Common Words

Some common nouns that are made using A/V + (으)ㅁ.

Adjective/Verb	Noun	Meaning
기쁘다	기쁨	Delight, happiness
꾸다	꿈	A dream
단단하다	단단함	Hardness, firmness
돕다1	도움	Help
싸우다	싸움	Fight
아프다	아픔	Pain, agony
자다	잠	Sleep
죽다	죽음	Death
추다	춤	A dance
찌다	찜	Steam
아쉽다1	아쉬움	Unfortunateness
모이다	모임	Meeting, gathering
느끼다	느낌	A feeling
알리다	알림	A notice
웃다	웃음	Laughter
얼다 (to freeze)	얼음	Ice
그립다1	그리움	A longing
걷다2	걸음	A step
졸다	졸음	drowsiness
젊다	젊음	youth
슬프다 (to be sad)	슬픔	Sadness
아프다 (to be sick or in pain)	아픔	Pain

1. This is an irregular verb, see irregular ㅂ verbs
2. This is an irregular verb, see irregular ㄷ verbs

Sentence Examples

Korean	English	Notes
아픔과 슬픔을 같이 나눕시다.	Let's share both pain and sorrow with each other.	Polite informal form
어려움 뒤에는 기쁨이 와요.	Joy will come after difficulties.	Polite informal form
그 사람은 외국으로 떠났음이 분명해요.	It's clear that he has gone abroad.	Polite informal form
그 범인은 죄가 없음을 주장했습니다.	The criminal claimed his innocence.	Formal declarative
사람들은 모두 죽음을 두려워합니다.	All of us are afraid of death.	Formal declarative