Category: Korean grammar dictionary

N에² It is used to indicate the time when an action or situation takes place.   Learn more about  N에¹ N이/가 있어요. Indicate a location of a person or thing...

N에³ 가다/오다/다니다 N is the noun for a destination when it is used with ‘가다, 오다, 다니다’. Learn more about: N에¹ N이/가 있어요. Indicate a location of a person or...

N시 N분 Pure Korean numerals (한, 두, 세…) are used in front of ‘시’, while Chinese-derived Korean numerals (일, 이…십, 이십…) are used in front of ‘분’. ‘반 (half)’ can...

V/A+지 않아요. It is the negation form of ‘V/A+ 어/아/여요.’. 우빈 씨는 요리를 날마다 하지 않아요. Mr. Woobin doesn’t cook every day. 버스 정류장은 멀지 않아요. The bus stop isn’t...

안 V/A어/아/여요. It is the short form for ‘V/A+지 않아요’. 저는 돼지고기를 안 먹어요. I don’t eat pork. 유양 씨는 머리가 안 길어요. Ms. Yooyang doesn’t have long hair. 저는...

V+고 싶어 해요. It is used to express a certain action that a third person desires or wishes for. 제 아들은 핸드폰을 갖고 싶어 해요. My son wants to have...

V+고 싶어요. It is used to express a certain action that a speaker desires to do. It is also used to ask the listener what he/she wants to do (e.g....

무슨 N__? ‘무슨’ is used in front of a noun to ask a question about the sort of the noun. 이것은 무슨 차예요? What tea is this? 무슨 음식이 맛있어요?...

N에서 N을/를 V+어/아/여요. ‘에서’ is used with a place noun to indicate the place where the action is taking place. 제 동생은 집에서 음악을 자주 들어요. My younger brother often...

N은/는 N을/를 V+어요/아요/여요. ‘V’ is a verb stem of the basic form of the action verb without ‘-다’ (e.g. 먹다-먹, 보다-보). ‘을/를’ is used to show that the noun is...

N은/는 N이/가 A어요/아요/여요. It is similar to ‘N의 N이/가 A어요/아요/여요.’ in meaning. When the noun in front of ‘의’ is the topic or theme of the sentence, ‘은/는’ is used...

N은/는 It is used to compare something with a preceding noun. 제 방이 커요. 제 동생 방은 작아요. My room is big. My younger brother’s room is small, though. 우리...

N이/가 V/A여요.(V/A여요?) It is used to describe the state or action of a subject. ‘-여요’ is an informal polite ending suffix attached to the action or descriptive verb stem ending...

N도 It is used with a noun to enumerate the same thing or a similar one. 저는 공무원이에요. 우리 언니도 공무원이에요. I am an officer. My elder sister is an...

N은/는 N이/가 있어요/없어요. It is used to indicate whether the previous noun possesses the latter noun or not. 스티브 씨는 형이 있어요. Mr. Steve has an elder brother. 우빈 씨는...

N이/가 몇 N 있어요? It is used to ask for the quantity. ‘몇’ is used in front of a countable noun. 필통에 연필이 몇 자루 있어요? How many pencils are...

N에 N이/가 한(두, 세…) N 있어요. The counting units differ in terms of nouns. ‘한, 두, 세, 네,..’ or ‘일, 이, 삼, 사…’ is used according to the following noun....

N은/는 N 앞(옆, 안, 위…)에 있어요/없어요. It is used to express the location. The nouns which indicates the location are ‘앞'(front), ‘뒤'(back), ‘위'(on), ‘옆'(next to), ‘아래'(under), ‘근처'(near), ‘안'(in), ‘밖'(out), etc....

N하고¹ N It is used with a noun to link more than two nouns. 스티브 씨하고 유양 씨가 제 친구입니다. Mr. Steve and Ms. Yooyang are my friends. 가방에 책하고...

N은/는 N에 있어요. It is a similar expression of ‘N이/가 N에 있어요.’. The noun in front of ‘은/는’ is the topic or theme of the sentence. 에’ is used with a...