Archive for November, 2009
ㄷ Verbs Continued Posted by Ginny on Nov 9, 2009
Now that we’ve gone over the basics of the ㄷ ending verbs I’m going to go into a little bit more detail about the intricacies of the ㄷ ending verbs. You might be wondering, how will I know when to conjugate 묻다 as 묻어요 or 물어요. You do this by trying to figure out the…
ㄷ Verbs Posted by Ginny on Nov 6, 2009
There are some irregular verbs that end in ㄷ. When that happens, the ㄷ changes to a ㄹ. For example, the verb 듣다 will be 들어요 in the standard polite form. Basically the 다 is dropped. Then you’re left with the stem 듣. Then the ㄷ on the bottom is dropped. Lastly the ㄷ changes…
Plural Marker 들 Posted by Ginny on Nov 3, 2009
Let’s take a look at the plural marker 들 and how it’s used. The first sentence we’ll take a look at is, 사람들이 많아요. (사람 = person. 들 = plural marker. 이 = subject marking particle. 많아요 = many). Let’s compare this with a second sentence, 사람이 많아요. The difference between the first sentence and the…