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ㅂ Ending Verbs and Adjectives Posted by Ginny on Dec 13, 2009
In the standard polite form, ㅂ ending verbs like 밉다 (to hate) will turn to 미워요 in the standard polite form. To form the conjugated form of ㅂ ending verbs, drop the ㅂ and add 워요. In the standard polite past form, it’ll be 미웠어요. To form the standard polite past form, drop the ㅂ…
있다 Posted by Ginny on Nov 15, 2009
Today we’re going to look at some expressions where you might use the verb 있다. The verb 있다 can mean “to have”. For example, “돈이 있어요?” means “[Do you] have money?” (돈 = money. 이 = subject marking particle used after a consonant. 있어요 = “have” in the standard polite form. In the deferential polite…
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…
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…
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…
ㄹ Ending Verbs Continued Posted by Ginny on Sep 20, 2009
Hopefully you’ve had some time to think about the ㄹ ending verbs in detail (published on September 14th 2009). I’m going to go even further and show you how to conjugate these verbs in the deferential polite form. In the first post on ㄹ ending verbs, the verb 놀다 was conjugated as 놀아요 in the…
Answers to the Review Posted by Ginny on Sep 11, 2009
Hope you’ve had some time to look at the review questions. The answers are in parentheses. 1. What are the two subject marking particles? (이/가) 1a. Of the two subject marking particles, which one do you use after consonants? (이) 2. How would a verb like 가다 be conjugated in the deferential polite? (갑니다) 2a…