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A-ㄴ/은가 보다, V-나 보다(I guess or I assume or I must be)
- An expression used to guess about a fact mentioned in the preceding statement.
- Both 나 보다 and (으)ㄴ가 보다 mean "I guess" or "I assume" or "I must be"
- A-ㄴ/은가 보다, V-나 보다 grammar can be replaced by A-(으)ㄴ 것 같다, V-는 것 같다
17.09.2023 | You Love Korean
ㄴ/은/는 대신에(instead of, compensate for)
- ㄴ/은/는 대신에 indicates an one action that can be replaced or compensated by one another action.
- It is mean "instead of, compensate for'
17.09.2023 | You Love Korean
A-아/어여지다(to get or become)
- A~아/어여지다 is attached to an adjective stem, indicating the changes in the state.
- A~아/어지다 Korean grammar pattern is used to say "to get or become ....".
- This expression is only used with adjectives (A-아/어지다). In case of verbs, V-게 되다 is used instead.
14.09.2023 | You Love Korean
V~지 그래요(Why don't you)
- 'V~지 그래요' is used to offer a suggestion or recommendation to someone to do something.
- It has the meaning of "Why don't you......?" or "Why not.....?"
- It is a much weaker and softer express than ~도록 하다
12.09.2023 | You Love Korean
V-다가(while....and-but then)
- V~다가 is used to indicate the speaker's interruption of any action to immediately start doing another action.
- V~다가 can be equivalent to (while)....and/but then in English.
12.09.2023 | You Love Korean
V다 보면(If you keep doing)
'V~다 보면' : This expression indicates that if the action or behaviar in the previous clause continues, then over time the result in the following clause will occur.
11.09.2023 | You Love Korean
취미와 취미 활동(Hobby and hobby activities)
'취미와 취미 활동' related vocabularies for beginner and intermediate korean learners.
10.09.2023 | You Love Korean
-는/(으)ㄴ(Present tense modifier)
1. –는/(으)느 is attached to a verb, an adjective or ‘noun +이다’ and used to modify a following noun, indicating a current action or state.
가: 어떤 날씨를 좋아해요?
What kind of weather do you like?
09.09.2023 | You Love Korean
기 때문에(because/so)
– 기 때문에 is attached to a verb, an adjective and ‘noun+이다’, indicating a reason or a cause for an action or a situation.
- 기 때문에 which means “because/so” in English.
- 기 때문에 is used when expressing a clear reason and is a more literary expression than -아/어서 and (으)니까.
08.09.2023 | You Love Korean
N이/가 되다(to come / it is (was, will be))
–이/가 되다 is attached to a noun, indicating that the subject becomes the noun.
수미가 벌써 대학생이 되었어요.
수미 is already a university student.
제 여동생은 가수가 되고 싶어 해요.
07.09.2023 | You Love Korean
