Category: Korean grammar dictionary

V/A + 는/은/ㄴ 것은 없어요? V/A + 는/은/ㄴ 것은 없어요? is used to ask if one has something with certain characteristics. It is usually used when you want to know...

V + 을/ㄹ 것까지는 없지만 V + 을/ㄹ 것까지는 없지만 is used to indicate that the act of the preceding clause is not necessary, but at least the act of...

V+ 게요? It is used after the stem of an action verb to check the other person’s intentions lightly and ask questions. 아직 8시밖에 안 됐는데 벌써 가시게요? It’s only...

V/A+ 는데/은데/ㄴ데 V/A+ 는다고요/ㄴ다고요/다고요? It is used to check the other person’s words with surprise because they are different from what is expected in a given situation. For ‘-는데/은데/ㄴ데’, after...

V/A + 는데/은데/ㄴ데 좀 V + 어/아/여 줄래요? It is used to explain the situation while asking if the listener has the intention to do a behavior to help the...

N이라서/라서 V/A+ 거든요. It is used when the speaker gives an explanation about the information that he believes the listener doesn’t know about. To increase the reasonability of the explanation,...

V + 어서/아서/여서 V+ 도록 하겠습니다. It is used when the speaker promises to assure the listener of his promise that he will make sure of his behavior in work-related...

한편으로는 V/A+ 기도 하고, 다른 한편으로는 V/A+ 기도 하다 It is used to indicate that there are two different aspects of an event. Contrary content is included in the preceding...

V+ 다가는 V/A+ 을지도/ㄹ지도 몰라요. It is used to assume that as a result of the behavior in the preceding clause being repeated, a negative result will happen. Usually, you...

N이라서/라서 그러는데 It is attached to a noun when you ask, propose, or request in the following clause with the preceding clause as a reason. ‘그러는데’ is often used as...

V/A+ 으니까/니까 V+ 는 게 좋다 It is used when the speaker obliquely recommends or commands the listener while speaking of evaluation. The speaker also uses ‘-으니까/니까’ to increase his...

V+ 은/ㄴ 만큼 V+ 어야/아야/여야 하다 It is used to indicate the need for complementary behavior of the following clause in the degree equivalent to the result mentioned in the...

V/A+ 는다면/ㄴ다면/다면 V+ 을/ㄹ 수 있을까요? It is used when the speaker asks very carefully, considering the situation facing the listener. You should use ‘-는다면/ㄴ다면/다면’ of assumption together in the...

V/A+ 는데/은데/ㄴ데 V+ 어/아/여 줄 수 있어요? It is used to introduce a situation in the preceding clause to ask about the content of the following clause by the listener....

V + 기보다 V + 는 게 어때요? It is used to suggest that you do it because you think the content of the following clause is better than the...

아무래도 V/A+ 을/ㄹ 것 같아서 It is used to indicate that, even after a long time of thinking about it the speaker is somewhat certain of what he guessed and...

V/A + 으면/면 V/A + 으니까/니까 V + 어/아/여 보세요. It is used to suggest the behavior of the following clause while proposing a condition while saying the result that...

V/A+ 어서/아서/여서 V+ 을/ㄹ 만하다 It is used to state the reason for a valuable or possible behavior. For ‘-어서/아서/여서’, if the stem of an actin verb or a descriptive...

V+ 기만 하면 돼요. It is used to show that one can just do the behavior and is fine enough with no additional behavior.’-기만 하면 돼요’ is attached to the...

V/A+ 으면/면 V/A+ 을/ㄹ 거예요. You use this expression to mean such a result in the following clause is expected when one does the behavior mentioned in the preceding clause...