Saturday, July 4, 2015

Korean Conjunctions

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I always get mixed up between my conjunctions, I really need to memorise them ~ And, as well as: 그리고, 하고 Also: 또한, 역시 Anyway: 어째든, 하여튼,...

V+다고 생각하다 ~ I think V

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The basic verb for to think in Korean is 생각하다 . So we can use this verb when we want to express an opinion by using V+다고 생각하다. Examples ...

A+아/어지다 ~ To get or become A

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Adding +아/어지다 to a adjective stem allows it to change to “become A” or “get A” Examples 좋아요 –> 좋아져요 become/get better 추워요 –> 추워...

N+을/를 알고 있어요? ~ Do you know?

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By using “Noun+을/를 알고 있어요?”, we can ask if someone knows about the subject of the sentence ~ 요리법을 알고 있어요? Do you know the recipe? 저 남자를...

때문에 ~ Because

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때문에 can be added to a noun to expresses reason or “because of”. Examples 매운 음식 때문에 고생했어요. I suffered from the spicy food. 담배 연기 때문에 눈...

A/V+(으)니까 ~ Because of A/V, reason for judgement

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When added to a verb or adjective, the Korean structure (으)니까 can be use to express ‘because of A/V’. Examples 지금 바쁘니까 나중에 봐요. I’m busy...

(안) V+아/어/여도 되다 ~ It’s okay (not) to V

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We can use 아/어/여도 되다 added on to a verb to say ‘it’s okay to’. We can also add a 안 to say ‘it’s okay not to’. We can use this pattern to as...