Category: Korean grammar dictionary

N 전에 It is used to show that something happens before the noun. 9시 전에 오세요. Please come before 9 o’clock. 식사 전에 꼭 손을 씻으세요. Please wash your hands...

V/A 으니까/니까 V으세요/세요. It is used to show that the former clause is the reason for the judgment expressed in the latter clause of the sentence for command. 이 영화는...

N 후에 It is used to show that something happens after the noun. 6개월 후에 고향에 갈 거예요. I am going to go to my hometown in six months. 운동 후에 물을 많이 드세요....

V+ 은/ㄴ 후에 It is used to show that something happens after the verb. 한국에서는 윗사람이 전화를 끊은 후에 아랫사람이 전화를 끊습니다. In Korea, after your superior hangs up the phone,...

V/A+ 지 않아요? It is used to make sure about the information or the fact that the speaker already knows the listener. 수지 씨는 중국어를 참 잘하지 않아요? Isn’t Ms....

V+ 어서/아서/여서² It is used to link the actions in the order in which they occurred.  ‘-어서/아서/여서’ is used when the relation of the preceding and following actions is close ...

V+ 고² It is used to link more than two actions in the order in which they occurred. See other uses of the ‘고’ expression: V/A+ 고¹ Link more than...

V/A+ 어서/아서/여서¹ It is used to denote that the former clause is the reason for the latter clause.  When the verb stem ends in a ‘ㅏ,ㅑ,ㅗ’, use ‘-아서’, and then...

V/A+ 고¹ It is used to link more than two actions, conditions, or facts. Use ‘-고’ after the action verb or state verb, and use ‘이고’ after the noun. See...

N보다 It is used to indicate the comparison target. 중국이 한국보다 넓습니다. China is larger than Korea. 시장 물건이 백화점 물건보다 싸요. The market item is cheaper than the department store. 동생이...

V/A+ 을까요/ㄹ까요?³ It is used when the speaker asks something with speculation.  When the action verb stem or the descriptive verb stem ends in a consonant, use ‘-을까요’, and when...

V/A+ 지만 It is used when the content of the beginning of the sentence is contrary to that of the latter content of the sentence.  When the action verb or...

V/A+ 을/ㄹ 거예요.² It is used to indicate the speculation.  When the action verb stem or the descriptive verb stem ends in a consonant, use ‘-을 거예요’, and when the...

제가 V+ 을게요/ㄹ게요. It is used to indicate the speaker’s intention or promise for the future.  When the verb stem ends in a consonant, use ‘-을게요’, and when the verb...

V+ 을/ㄹ 거예요.¹ It is used to express a plan or intention.    When the action verb stem ends in a consonant, use ‘-을 거예요’, and when the action verb...

V+ 은/ㄴ It is attached to an action verb stem to modify a noun that follows. It shows past tense. When the action verb stem ends in a vowel, use...

V/A + 는군요/군요. It is used to marvel at the facts newly learned.  When the state verb stem comes, use ‘-군요’, and when the action verb stem comes, use ‘-군요’....

V+ 는 It is attached to an action verb stem or ‘있다’, ‘없다’ verb stems to modify a noun that follows. It shows the present tense. 우빈 씨가 자주 먹는...

A+ 은/ㄴ It is attached to a state verb stem to modify a noun that follows. When the state verb stem ends in a vowel, use ‘-ㄴ’, and when the...

V+ 을/ㄹ It is attached to an action verb stem to modify a noun that follows. It shows the future tense. When the action verb stem ends in a vowel,...