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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…
Is Not, Am Not, Are Not, No Posted by Ginny on Oct 22, 2009
Let’s say that you see a painting and you say ‘그 여자는 누구예요’? (그 = that. 여자 = girl. 는 = topic marking particle. 누구 = who. 예요 = copula meaning ‘is’.) In English this sentence would mean, ‘Who is that girl?’ As a response the artist of the painting could reply, ‘여가가 아니에요’ or…
Korean Demonstratives Posted by Ginny on Oct 16, 2009
In English demonstratives would be words like ‘this’, ‘that’, or ‘over there’. In Korean, the demonstrative prefix for ‘this’ is 이, that = 그, that over there = 저. To be more specific, 이것 is used when the object is close to the speaker. Therefore a sentence like 이것은 제 책이에요 would mean that the 책…
Possessive Particle 의 Posted by Ginny on Oct 13, 2009
The particle 의 denotes possession. For example, the sentence 민지의 친구가 학생입니다 shows that Minji is doind the possessing. (민지 = Minji. 의 = possessive particle. 친구 = friend. 가 = subject marking particle. 학생 = student. 입니다 = copula ending in deferential polite form, in this sentence means ‘is’.) In English this sentence would…
Object Marking Particles Posted by Ginny on Oct 10, 2009
The object marking particles are 을 or 를 depending on whether the object is a word ending in a vowel or consonant. When the object ends in a vowel you’re going to use 를. Take a look at a sentence like this, 주니가 사과를 사요. 주니 = Juni. 가 = subject marking particle. 사과 =…