받침

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The 받침 is the final consonant(or consonant cluster) at the end of a Korean syllable. The 받침 is written in the bottom/final position. Conjugation rules will often depend on if there is a 받침 or not. The consonant in the 받침 position is said to be in the "final position."

The jamo (units that make up the Hangul alphabet) sound may also differ from it's original sound if not followed by a vowel.

  • Todo: insert chart with different sounds for 받침
A sentence example where the받침 is in red

Pronunciation: Consonant Followed By a Vowel

if a consonant in the final position followed by a vowel, the sound shifts over.

Pronunciation: Consonant Not Followed By a Vowel

If a consonant in the final position and it is not followed by a vowel, meaning it is the last syllable of the word or followed by another consonant, then it may have a different pronunciation. Notice from the table below that many characters share the same sound when in the 받침 position.

Pronunciation for Consonants in 받침 Position When Not Followed By a Vowel
Letter(s) Pronunciation Comment Examples Audio
ㄱ,ㄲ,ㅋ /k/ The /k/ sound is cut short 먹다
부엌
깎다

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ㅂ,ㅍ /p/ /p/ sound is cut short
수업
춥다
높다

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/l/ sound If ㄹ is followed by a vowel it is a /r/ sound



팔다
멀다
알다

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/ŋ/ sound

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ㄷ, ㄸ,ㅈ,ㅅ,ㅆ,ㅌ,ㅊ, /t/ sound

찾다
있다
같다

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Note: ㅃ and ㅉ can't appear in the final position


consonant assimilation rules

Double 받침

It is possible to have two different consonants in the final syllable position. If the next syllable starts with a vowel, the sound in the second 받침 position will shift to the next syllable unless it is an ㅎ, in which case the sound is simply ignored.

  • table original form, how it is pronounced
    Example

얽어 → 일거

없어 → 업서

앉아 → 안자

짧아 → 짤바

싫어 → 실어 → 시러

괜찮아 → 괜찬아 →괜차나


However if it is followed by a consonant in the next syllable over, there is no specific rule as to which sound to pronounce; you must memorize the words individually. The second consonant in the 받침 can also affect the next syllable if one of the consonant assimilation rules applies. See the picture example.

Also add: 잃다,닳다, 귀찮아, 끊다, 끓다 젊다, 읽히다 개미핥기,수박 겉 핥기


  • <TODO: insert table> List of words where the first consonant gets pronounced
  • 많다
  • 않다
  • 앉다
  • 짧다
  • 없다
  • 핥다
  • 싫다
  • 괜찮다
  • 여덟

ㄵ,ㄶ, ㄳ, ㄼ, ㅀ,


pattern with the specific 받침? ㄺ,ㄻ, ㄺ,ㄿ,

  • <TODO: insert table> List of words where the second consonant gets pronounced
  • 굵다
  • 옮다
  • 굶다

Please note the tensed consonants(ㅃ, ㅉ, ㄸ, ㄲ, ㅆ,) can appear in the 받침 position, but this doesn't make it a double 받침 since it is still one character and not two separate characters.