Summary of Korean Grammar Rules for Sejong Korean 3

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Korean Summary of Grammar Rules

Sejong Korean 3
Validated by: 김예리 박하나 Kyung
Ian Benedict A. Roxas Quezon National High School
Hee University
CONTENTS 1Chapter 이/가 아니다 는 직업 2Chapter (이)나 는 것 좋아하는 것 3Chapter -(으)니까 에게 축하 4Chapter 고 있다 기가 싫다/힘들다/쉽다/어렵다 할 일 5Chapter 동안 기로 하다 휴가 계획 6Chapter 말고 -(으)ㄴ/는 것 같다 직업 1 3 5 7 9 11
7Chapter -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 -(으)ㄴ 여행과 방문 8Chapter -(으)면 안 되다 -아/어도 되다 공공 예절 9Chapter 마다 기 전에 생활 습관 10 Chapter -(으)ㄹ 거예요 -아/어 있다 물건 찾기 12 Chapter 부탁 -(으)ㄴ/는데 부탁 13 Chapter -았/었으면 좋겠다 거나 살고 싶은 집 14 Chapter 기 때문에 겠 꿈 11 Chapter -아/어지다 네요 날씨 15 13 17 19 22 25 27 29

직업 occupations 1

이/가 아니다

는 이/가 아니다 는 이/가 아니다

• 이/가 아니다 is attached to nouns, and the result is the negation of ‘Noun+이다 (이다 being the copula); that is noun plus the negative form of the copula (아니디).

• In English, it translates to “NOT”.

• 이 아니다 is attached to nouns with final consonants (batchim) while 가 아니다 is attached to nouns with out final consonants.

가: 로사 씨는 가수예요? (Is Rosa a singer?)

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나: 아니요. 가수가 아니에요. (No. She is not a singer.)

약사예요. 로사 씨의 동생, 로라가 가수예요. (She is a pharmacist. Rosa’s younger sibling, Laura, is a singer.)

• 는 is attached to verbs to modify the noun that follows after. Further, when used in a sentence, it means that the action is happening in the present.

가: 안토니오 씨는 미국 사람이에요? (Is Antonio American?) (v) 회사에 다니다 (to work for a company) + (n) 사람 (person) = 회사에 다니는 사람이에요 (a person who works in a company)

• It functions as a noun modifier.

(v) 한국어를 전공하다 (to major in Korean) + (n) 학생 (student) = 한국어를 전공하는 학생이에요 (a student who majors in Korean)

In cases of verbs with final consonant ㄹ like 만들다 (to make), 울다 (to cry), and 불다 (to blow), ㄹ should be omitted before adding 는 because of the Korean phonetic rule called ‘ㄹ omission’ which states that ㄹ should be omitted when it comes before ㄴ.

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좋아하는 것

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(이)나 는 것 (이)나 는 것 (이)나 는 것

• (이)나 is attached to nouns, and is usually written between two nouns to indicate that you can choose any of the two.

• In English, it translates to “OR”

• 이나 is attached to nouns with final consonants (batchim) while 나 is attached to nouns without final consonants.

The meaning of the sentence will not be changed even when the nouns (options) used are interchanged as in: 사과나 포도를 살 거예요 (I will buy apple or grapes) and 포도나 사과를 살 거예요 (I will buy grapes or apple.)

• 는 것 is attached to verbs that makes it function as a noun.

• In English, it is called GERUND that functions as OBJECT OF THE VERB.

(I’ll call or email you later.)

(Learning Korean is really fun.)

(I don’t like hiking.)

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(이)나
는 것
저는 등산하는 것을 안 좋아해요.
한국어를 배우는 것이 정말 재미있어요.
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빵이나 밥을 먹어요.
(I eat bread or rice.)
나중에 전화나 이메일 할게요.

-(으)니까 에게 -(으)니까

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에게
에게 -(으)니까

• -(으)니까 is attached to verbs or adjectives to indicate that the preceding content is the cause or reason of the part which follows after.

• In English, it translates to BECAUSE, SINCE or SO.

• 으니까 is attached to nouns with final consonants (batchim) while 니까 is attached to nouns without final consonants.

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로라

(I gave the flower to Laura.)

오늘은 바쁘니까 내일 만나요. (Because I’m busy today, let’s meet tomorrow.)

비가 오니까

(Since it’s raining, bring an umbrella.)

(Because I don’t have a pencil, it’s inconvenient.)

(Because I eat a lot, I’m already full.)

• 에게 is attached to nouns to indicate that that noun is the receiver of the action.

• In English, it translates to TO.

돌이니까

(Give a gold ring to your baby since it’s his first birthday.)

어제 선생님께 카드하고 꽃을 드렸어요. (Yesterday, I gave a card and flower to my teacher.)

The Korean grammar particle 께 is the honorific form of 에게. It is used for nouns like 선생님 (teacher), 어머니 (mother), 아버지 (father), 부모님 (parents) and the likes.

often writes letters to his parents.)

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-(으)니까 에게
아기에게 금반지를 선물하세요. 씨에게 꽃을 줬어요.
유키
씨는 부모님께 자주 편지를 보내요. (Yuki
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고 있다 기가 싫다/힘들다/쉽다/어렵다
Chores and Duties

• 고 있다 is attached to verbs to indicate that the action is in progress.

• In English grammar, it’s called PROGRESSIVE TENSE.

설거지를 하고 있어요. (I am washing the dishes.)

옷을 다리고 있어요. (I am ironing the clothes.)

Note:

고 있다 may be used for all tenses of the verb (past, present, and future) provided that the verb ending will be changed to indicate the time the action takes place.

Dictionary Form

가다 (to go) 가고 있었어요 (was going) 가고 있어요 (is going) 가고 있을 거예요 (will be going)

오다 (to come) 오고 있었어요 (was coming) 오고 있어요 (is coming) 오고 있을 거예요 (will be coming)

읽다 (to read) 읽고 있었어요 (was reading) 오고 있어요 (is coming) 읽고 있을 거예요 (will be reading)

• 기 is attached to verbs to turn it into nouns.

• In English grammar, it is similar with -ing as in SPEAK (v) and SPEAKING (n).

• After the 기 conjugation , the particle 가 is attached to the noun as it will be followed by commonly used adjectives 싫다 (hate), 힘들다 (hard/difficult), 쉽다 (easy) and 어렵다 (hard/difficult).

늦게 일하기가 힘들어요. (Working late at night is hard.)

Note:

기가 may also be paired with other adjectives such as 좋다 (good), 나쁘다 (bad), 편하다 (comfortable), and 불편하다 (uncomfortable).

(Studying for a test is difficult.)

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기가 싫다/힘들다/쉽다/어렵다
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Past 고 있었어요 Present 고 있어요 Future 고 있을 거예요
시험
어려워요.
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계획

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기로 하다
Vacation Plan 동안

동안

• 동안 comes after a noun. It indicates the time or duration a certain action takes place to be done. • In English, it translates to DURING, WHILE, or FOR.

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2 시부터 5 시까지 세 시간 동안 회의를 해요.

(From 2 to 5, we have a meeting for 3 hours.)

다음 주 금요일까지 열흘 동안 휴가예요.

(I’m on vacation for 10 days until next Friday.)

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Particles 부터...까지 are frequently used particles for this expression. 부터 indicates the time the action starts (from) while 까지 indicates the time it ends (to).

Example:

아침 9시 쯤부터 11시 까지 2시 간 동안 아팠어요. 너무 아파서 서 있기가 힘들었어요.

(I was sick for 2 hours from 9 am to 11 am. It was so painful that it was hard to stand up.)

기로

하다

Note: Since the speaker has already made up his mind to carry out the action, the tense should always be in the past as in 했어요.

• 기로 하다 comes after a verb and indicates that you decided or made up your mind to do that certain action.

친구들하고

놀러 가기로 했어요. (I decided to go to the beach with my friends.)

일찍 일어나기로 했어요.

(I decided to get up early.)

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바닷가에

쇼핑Shopping

것 같다

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말고

말고

• 말고 is written between two nouns and indicates that the former noun is denied in favor of the latter noun.

• In English, the phrase Noun A 말고 Noun B means any of the following: not A but B; except for A; or B instead of A.

Examples:

A. 녹차 말고 홍차를 주세요. (Please give me black tea instead of green tea.)

B. 오늘은 마이클 씨 말고 로라 씨를 만날 거예요. (Today, I am going to meet Laura, not Michael.)

-(으)ㄴ/는 것 같다

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• -(으)ㄴ/는 것 같다 is attached after a verb or adjective and indicates a guess or an uncertain judgment.

• In English, it corresponds to LOOKS/SOUNDS LIKE, APPEARS THAT, SEEMS LIKE, or more commonly, I THINK.

• In almost all cases, using -(으)ㄴ 것 같다 indicates past tense for verbs (-은 것 같다 for verbs with final consonants and ㄴ 것 같다 for verbs without final consonant). Meanwhile, -는 것 같다 indicates present tense for verbs and -(으)ㄴ 것 같다 for adjectives (-은 것 같다 for adjectives with final consonants and ㄴ것 같다 for adjectives without final consonant). They all weigh the same on the certainty scale though.

바지가 좀 짧은 것 같아요. (I think the pants is a little short.)

추운 것 같아요 두꺼운 옷을 입고 나오세요. (It seems cold. Come out wearing thick clothes.)

제 친구는 한국 노래를 좋아하는 것 같아요. (I think my friend likes Korean songs.)

저 사람은 학교에 가는 것 같아요. (I think he’s going to school.)

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방문

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Travel and Visiting -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 -(으)ㄴ

수 있다/없다

• -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 is attached to verbs, and expresses whether one can or can’t do something.

• -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 means one can do the action or when something is possible, while -(으)ㄹ 수 없다 means one cannot do the action or something is impossible

• In English, it translates to CAN/CAN’T.

• 을 수 있다/없다 is attached to verbs with final consonants (batchim) while ㄹ 수 있다/없다 is attached to verbs without final consonants.

노을을 볼 수 있어요 (I can see the sunset.)

배가 아파서 먹을 수 없어요 (I can’t eat because my stomach hurts.)

• -(으)ㄴ is attached to verbs to modify the nouns that follow after. Further, when used in a sentence, it means that the action happened in the past.

• 은 is attached to verbs with final consonants (batchim) while ㄴ is attached to verbs without final consonants.

어제 한국에서 온 친구 를 만났어요.

(Yesterday, I met my friend who came from Korea.)

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.작년에 읽은 책을 다시 읽고 있어요. (I’m rereading the book I read last year.)

You may have remembered the same grammar particle from Sejong Korean 2 which is used to modify nouns, too.

However, take note that in Sejong Korean 2, this grammar particle is attached to ADJECTIVES without consideration of the time marker as in: 투이 씨는 머리가 짧은 여자예요 (Tui is the short-haired girl) and 어제 키가 큰 남자를 만났어요 (I met a tall boy yesterday).

Notice that the first sentence is in present form while the second sentence is the past. In both sentences, however, -(으)ㄴ is attached to the adjectives short and tall to modify the nouns girl and boy respectively without consideration of the tense at all.

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-(으)ㄴ
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공공 예절 public Etiquette

-(으)면 안 되다

-아/어도 되다

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-(으)면 안 되다

• -(으)면 안 되다 is attached to verbs and indicates that the act is prohibited.

• In English, it could be translated to (YOU) SHOULD NOT.

• 으면 안 되다 is attached to verbs with final consonants (batchim) while 면 안 되다 is attached to verbs without final consonants.

-아/어도 되다

여기에서 휴대 전화를 사용하면 안 돼요. (You should not use your mobile phone here.)

담배를 피우면 안 돼요. (Smoking is prohibited.)

• -아/어도 되다 is attached to verbs and indicates that the act is permitted.

• In English, it could be translated to (YOU) MAY.

• 아도 되다 is attached to verbs ending in ㅗ or ㅏ while 어도 되다 is attached to verbs ending in vowels other than ㅗ or ㅏ. Meanwhile, for verbs ending in 하다, we attach 해도 돼요.

낮에는 피아노를 쳐도 돼요 (You may play the piano during the day.)

오늘 좀 일찍 가도 돼요? (May I go a little early today?

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생활 습관 Lifestyles

마다 기 전에

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• 마다 is attached to noun pertaining to time and indicates the repetition of a similar action over a set period of time.

• In English, it corresponds to EVERY.

Note:

Although it can be grammatically correct to see 달/월 (month) and 주 (week) with 마다, it’s much more common and natural to instead say 매주 for ‘every week’ and 매달/매월 to mean ‘every month.’

(Every morning, I go to the park to take a walk.)

(I go to church every Sunday.)

식사하기

손을

(Wash your hands well before eating.)

• 기 전에 is attached to verbs and is equivalent to the English expression BEFORE.

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아침마다 공원에 가서 산책을 해요.
저는 일요일마다 교회에 가요.
출근을
하기 전에 아침을 먹었어요. (I ate breakfast before going to work.)
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물건 찾기

Finding Objects

-(으)ㄹ 거예요

-아/어 있다

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• -(으)ㄹ 거예요 is attached to verbs or adjectives to express the speaker’s supposition based on personal experience or something seen or heard that provides basis for the belief.

• In English, it corresponds to THINK.

• 을 거예요 is attached to verbs with final consonants (batchim) while ㄹ 거예요 is attached to verbs without final consonants.

가:

투이

(Tui, have you tried eating tteokbokki?)

아니요, 아직 안 먹어 봤어요. (No, I haven’t tried eating tteokbokki yet.)

나:

(So, do you usually eat spicy food well?)

(Then I think tteokbokki will be a little spicy for you.)

Note:

This is the same grammar particle used to express the future tense of the verb, that is why it is important to read and understand the context of the sentence to figure out its meaning with reference to the grammar particle used. In the above given examples, a situation is presented which provided basis to the belief made thus, making the grammar particle 을거예요 functions as providing supposition and not expressing the future tense of the verb.

To wit:

For example A, Tui haven’t tried eating tteokbokki yet and is not fond of eating spicy food, so her friend ASSUMED that tteokbokki will be a little spicy for her since she has already tried it. For example B, Jane said that there is a scheduled Korean exam the following day so she GUESSED that Ivan is studying in the library.

a Korean exam tomorrow, so I think maybe he’s studying in the library.)

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-(으)ㄹ 거예요 제인 씨, 이반 씨는 지금 어디에 있어요? (Jane, where is Ivan now?) 내일 한국어 시험이 있어서 아마 도서관에서 공부하고 있을 거예요. (He
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Example A. Example B.

• -아/어 있다 is attached to verbs and indicates a continuing state of a completed action. • This Korean grammar pattern expresses “in the state of being “

• 아 있다 is attached to verbs ending in ㅗ or ㅏ while 어 있다 is attached to verbs ending in vowels other than ㅗ or ㅏ. Meanwhile, for verbs ending in 하다, we attach 해 있다.

Examples:

A. 교실 문이 열려 있어요 (The classroom door is open.) [The door is left open after being opened.]

B. 학생들이 모두 자리에 앉아 있어요 (All students are seated.) [The students are still seated after they sat.]

Note: This pattern is often used with passive verbs such as 열리다 (to be opened), 닫히다 (to be closed), and 쓰이다 (to be written).

Examples:

A. 문이 열려 있어요. (The door is open.) [The door was opened, and it remains open now.]

B. 창문이 닫혀 있어요. (The window is closed.) [The window was closed, and it remains close now.]

C. 여기 제 이름이 쓰여 있어요. (I write my name here.) [The name was written before, and it remains written now.]

Note also that 아/어 있다 may often be confused with 고 있다. To review, 고 있다 expresses an action currently in progress (be it in the past, present, or future) while 아/어 있다 indicates that the action is still on going after it has been done. Take note that when sentences with these grammar patterns are translated in English, the translation would just be the same.

Examples:

A. 오빠가 의자에 앉아 있어요. (My brother is sitting on the chair.)

B. 오빠가 의자에 앉고 있어요. (My brother is sitting on the chair.)

Both sentences, although used different grammar particles, translated in English say “My brother is sitting on the chair.”

However, example A expresses that the brother has already sat on the chair long before the speaker speaks and is still sitting as the speaker speaks, while example B expresses that the brother is just sitting now while the speaker speaks.

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-아/어지다

네요 -아/어지다 네요

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-아/어지다

• -아/어지다 is attached to adjectives and indicates a change in state or condition.

• In English, it corresponds to BECOME or TURN.

• 아지다 is attached to adjectives ending in ㅗ or ㅏ while 어지다 is attached to adjectives ending in vowels other than ㅗ or ㅏ. Meanwhile, for adjectives ending in 하다, we attach 해지다

(It became colder today.)

[The weather was either hot or cold last time.]

(The weather became a little chilly since last weekend.)

[The weather was either hot or cold last time.]

Note:

While this grammar particle is only attached to adjectives, its tense may also be modified to better express the change in state of the noun described.

(weather)

(The weather gets better.)

(The weather is getting better.)

[The weather was bad, but it gets better and better everyday.]

(The weather was already good.)

[This isn’t actually in past tense, but rather in a completed state – from being bad to being good already.]

(The weather will get better.)

[The speaker may have heard from the news that the weather will get better.]

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오늘 더 추워졌어요
날씨
날씨가 좋아져요 날씨가 좋아지고 있어요. 날씨가 좋아졌어요. 날씨가 좋아질 거예요.
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• 네요 is attached to verbs and adjectives to show a surprise or admiration caused by something.

사진이

(The pictures are great! You took amazing pictures!) 요즘

(It’s pretty cold these days! I think winter has already come.)

저기

(Here comes Steve!)

Note:

When translated in English, the example sentences above would just be the regular declarative sentences, so it’s important to note the use of the grammar particle to express the meaning appropriately.

Both sentences when translated in English say “Here comes Steve.” However, example A indicates a feeling of surprised since (1) the speaker is probably used to Steve not coming and is surprised that he came; (2) Steve has already told the speaker that he won’t come but eventually came; or (3) the speaker is relieved that Steve came, while example B simply states that Steve came with no background information at all.

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저기스티비가와요. (HerecomesSteve.)
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날씨가 꽤 춥네요. 겨울이 시작된 것 같아요.

-아/어 줄래요

-(으)ㄴ/는데

부탁

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줄래요

• -아/어 줄래요 is attached to verbs and indicates that the speaker is making a request.

• This is the interrogative counterpart of the benefactive expression -아/어 주다

• In English, it corresponds to “COULD YOU?”

• 아 줄래요 is attached to verbs ending in ㅗ or ㅏ while 어 줄래요 is attached to verbs ending in vowels other than ㅗ or ㅏ. Meanwhile, for verbs ending in 하다, we attach 해 줄래요

시간이 좀 있으면 제 발표 준비 좀 도와 줄래요?

(If you have a little time, could you help me with my presentation?)

우체국에서 소포가 올 거예요. 저 대신 좀 받아 주실래요?

(The parcel will come from the post office. Could you please receive it for me?)

• -(으)ㄴ/는데 is attached to verbs, adjectives, and nouns and is used to give background information or situation for the next statement.

• This is the shortened form of 그런데, a generic conjunction, which oftentimes translates to “BY THE WAY” or “UNDER SUCH SITUATIONS”.

• 는데 is attached to verbs while (으)ㄴ데 is attached to adjectives (은 데 if it ends with a final consonant and ㄴ 데 if it doesn’t end with a final consonant). For nouns, we attach 인데

(I’m hungry. Shall we go to lunch?)

[배고파요. (I’m hungry) expresses the situation leading to 점심 먹으러 갈까요? (Shall we go to lunch?)]

제가 맛집을 아는데 거기로 가요.

(I know a restaurant. Let’s go there.)

[제가 맛집을 알아요 (I know a restaurant) is talking about the situation or background for the next sentence 거기로

가요 (Let’s go there.)]

오빠는 학생인데 공부를 잘해요. (My brother is a student and he studies well.)

[오빠는 학생이에요 (My older brother is a student) is talking about the situation or background information for the next sentence.

오빠는 공부를 잘해요 ( My older brother is good at studying).]

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배고픈데 점심 먹으러 갈까요?
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-아/어
-(으)ㄴ/는데

살고 싶은 집

The house that I want to live in

-았/었으면 좋겠다
거나 13

-았/었으면 좋겠다

• -았/었으면 좋겠다 is attached to verbs and adjectives and expresses wishful thinking or desire.

• In English, it literally translates to “IT WOULD BE BETTER IF” but oftentimes use to mean “I WISH” or “I HOPE.”

• 았으면 좋겠다 is attached to verbs and adjectives ending in ㅗ or ㅏ while 었으면 좋겠다 is attached to verbs and adjectives ending in vowels other than ㅗ or ㅏ

Note:

Examples:

A. 비가 안 왔으면 좋겠어요 (I hope it doesn’t rain.)

[It would be better if it doesn’t rain.]

B. 돈이 많았으면 좋겠어요. (I wish I have more money.)

[It would be better if I have more money.]

This grammar expression has the same meaning with that of 고 싶다 and when used in a sentences, the translation would just be the same. However, note that 고 싶다 is usually used for concrete wishes or wishes which have a chance of becoming true, while -았/었으면 좋겠다 is usually used for dreams or wishes which have a lower chance of being realized. We may also note that 고 싶다, when used in a sentence, is limited to the speaker’s wish, while -았/었으면 좋겠다 can be used to express either the speaker or someone else’s wish.

• 거나 is attached to verbs and adjectives, and is usually written in-between to indicate that you can do or choose any of the two.

• In English, it corresponds to OR.

Examples:

A. 강아지가 있어서 마당이 있거나 공원에서 가까운 집을 찾고 있어요.

(Since I have a dog, I’m looking for a house that either has a yard or near the park.)

B. 저는 영화를 보거나 책을 읽을 거예요.

(I will watch a movie or read a book.)

Note:

This grammar expression has the same meaning with that of (이) 나.However, note that (이) 나 is attached to nouns while 거나 is attached to verbs and adjectives.

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거나 13

꿈 Dreams

기 때문에 겠 14

• 기 때문에 is attached to verbs and adjectives and expresses the reason for the next statement.

• In English, it corresponds to “BECAUSE OF’ or “DUE TO”.

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(Because it’s easy to overeat when you eat your favorite food, I decided to drink a glass of water before eating.)

Note:

(Because I’m studying now, I don’t want to talk to you.)

This grammar particle has the same meaning with that of 때문에 and -아/어서. While they all mean the same when translated in English, remember that 때문에 is only attached to nouns while 기 때문에 is attached to verbs and adjectives. Further, when it comes to meaning, 때문에 expresses a short answer, -아/어서 provides a detailed answer, and 기 때문에 kind of gives a background (the reason) for the next statement.

• 겠 is attached to verbs to indicate the speaker’s will or intention to carry out the action.

• In English, it corresponds to WILL.

(Hello, please deliver one pizza for me)

(Okay, I will leave in 15 minutes.)

저는

(I will never give up on my dream until the end.)

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좋아하는 음식을 먹으면 과식하기 쉽기 때문에 음식을 먹기 전에 물을 한 잔 마시기로 했어요. 지금 공부를 하고 있기 때문에 너랑 통화하고 싶지 않아.
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나: 네, 15 분 후에 출발하겠습니다. 끝까지 제 꿈을 포기하지 않겠습니다. 가: 여보세요, 피자 하나 배달해 주세요.

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