Korean Causative Verbs

Korean uses almost exactly the same suffixes for this as it does for passive verbs. They are 이, 히, 리 and 기. For causatives, you also sometimes need 우 and 추.

Causative verbs with the suffix “-이-”

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먹다
먹어요
먹습니다
to eat먹이다
먹여요
먹입니다
to feed, to have/get eat someone
보다
보여요
보입니다
to see보이다
보여요
보입니다
to show
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죽다
죽어요
죽습니다
to die죽이다
죽여요
죽입니다
to kill
속다
속아요
속습니다
to be deceived속이다
속여요
속입니다
to deceive
녹다
녹아요
녹습니다
to melt녹이다
녹여요
녹입니다
to (cause to) melt
끓다
끓어요
끓습니다
to boil끓이다
끓여요
끌입니다
to (cause to) boil
붙다
붙어요
붙습니다
to stick붙이다
붙여요
붙입니다
to stick something to
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높다
높아요
높습니다
to be high높이다
높여요
높입니다
to raise up, to elevate

Causative verbs with the suffix “-히-”

TransitivesEnglish TranslationsCausativesEnglish Translations
읽다
읽어요
읽습니다
to read읽히다
읽혀요
읽힙니다
to make read
입다
입어요
입습니다
to wear입히다
입혀요
입힙니다
to make wear
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앉다
앉아요
앉습니다
to sit앉히다
앉혀요
앉힙니다
to seat (a person)
눕다
누워요
눕습니다
to lie down눕히다
눕혀요
눕힙니다
to put someone
익다
익어요
익습니다
to ripen, to be cooked익히다
익혀요
익힙니다
to make ripe, to cook
맞다
맞아요
맞습니다
to be hit, to be correct맞히다
맞혀요
맞힙니다
to hit, to guess correctly
굽다
굽어요
굽습니다
to be bent굽히다
굽혀요
굽힙니다
to bend
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넓다
넓어요
넓습니다
to be wide넓히다
넓혀요
넓힙니다
to widen
좁다
좁아요
좁습니다
to be narrow좁히다
좁혀요
좁힙니다
to make it narrow, to narrow

Causative verbs with the suffix “-리-”

TransitivesEnglish TranslationsCausativesEnglish Translation
알다
알아요
압니다
to know알리다
알려요
알립니다
to inform
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살다
살아요
삽니다
to live살리다
살려요
살립니다
to let live
울다
울어요
웁니다
to cry울리다
울려요
울립니다
to make cry
걷다
걸어요
걷습니다
to walk걸리다
걸려요
걸립니다
to make walk
놀다
놀아요
놉니다
to play놀리다
놀려요
놀립니다
to let play, to make fun of
돌다
돌아요
돕니다
to turn돌리다
돌려요
돌립니다
to turn (something)
마르다
말라요
마릅니다
to get dry말리다
말려요
말립니다
to dry, to make dry
오르다
올라요
오릅니다
to rise, to ascend올리다
올려요
올립니다
to raise, to lift

Causative verbs with the suffix “-기-”

TransitivesEnglish TranslationsCausativesEnglish Translations
굶다
굶어요
굶습니다
to starve굶기다
굶겨요
굶깁니다
to make someone go hungry
씻다
씻어요
씻습니다
to wash씻기다
씻겨요
씻깁니다
to have someone wash
감다
감아요
감습니다
to wash one’s hair감기다
감겨요
감깁니다
to wash someone’s hair
신다
신어요
신습니다
to put on shoes or socks신기다
신겨요
신깁니다
to make someone put on
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웃다
웃어요
웃습니다
to laugh웃기다
웃겨요
웃깁니다
to make laugh
맡다
맡아요
맡습니다
to undertake맡기다
맡겨요
맡깁니다
to entrust
벗다
벗어요
벗습니다
to take off벗기다
벗겨요
벗깁니다
to cause to take off
남다
남아요
남습니다
to remain, to be left behind남기다
남겨요
남깁니다
to leave

Causative verbs with the suffix “-우-”

TransitivesEnglish TranslationsCausativesEnglish Translations
쓰다
써요
씁니다
to put on, to wear씌우다
씌워요
씌웁니다
to cover a thing with
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깨다
깨요 (=깨어요)
깹니다
to wake up깨우다
깨워요
깨웁니다
to wake someone up
자다
자요
잡니다
to sleep재우다
재워요
재웁니다
to make someone sleep
타다
타요
탑니다
to ride, to burn itself태우다
태워요
태웁니다
to give a ride, to burn something
서다
서요
섭니다
to stand, to stop세우다
세워요
세웁니다
to make stand up, to make stop
크다
커요
큽니다
to be big,
to grow
키우다
키워요
키웁니다
to raise, to make something big

Causative verbs with the suffix “-추-”

TransitivesEnglish TranslationsCausativesEnglish Translations
가지다 (=갖다)
가져요
가집니다
to have갖추다
갖춰요
갖춥니다
to equip, to prepare
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늦다
늦어요
늦습니다
to be late늦추다
늦춰요
늦춥니다
to postpone, to delay
낮다
낮아요
낮습니다
to be low낮추다
낮춰요
낮춥니다
to lower
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