Category: Korean grammar dictionary

V/A+ 는다기보다는/ㄴ다기보다는/다기보다는 It is attached to the stem of an action verb or descriptive verb to deny the content in the preceding clause and to mean the content in the...

V+ 기 나름이다 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to show that the outcome of a behavior differs according to how one does the behavior. 시험에...

V+ 고자 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to show the intention of the subject. It has a similar meaning to ‘-으려고/려고’, but it’s a more...

N에 의해 It is attached to a noun to show its evidence, standard, or method. 이 피부병은 곰팡이균에 의해 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있다. The skin disease is known to be...

V+ 어/아/여 내다 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to show one has gone through difficult and hard procedures to achieve certain results. 빨리 이 위기를...

N에도 불구하고 It is attached to a noun when a result that is unexpected or different from what one has expected in the previous behavior or situation comes in the...

V/A+ 더군요. It is attached to the stem of an action verb or descriptive verb to deliver what the speaker has seen, heard, or experienced in the past. It cannot...

V+ 은/ㄴ 끝에 It is attached to the stem of an action verb when one got the outcome after long times of hard work. 연구소는 수년 간 연구를 거듭한 끝에...

V+ 을/ㄹ 법하다 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to mean that a certain situation is highly possible or that becoming so is natural. 듣고 보니...

V/A+ 는다뿐이지/ㄴ다뿐이지/다뿐이지 It is attached to the stem of an action verb or descriptive verb to mean the speaker admits the content in the preceding clause but that’s only a...

V/A+ 는다고도/ㄴ다고도/다고도 할 수 있다 It is attached to the stem of an action verb or descriptive verb to indirectly propose there’s a different information or decision already, not the...

V+ 을/ㄹ 지경이다 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to emphasize a difficult and hard situation to exaggerate an extreme situation. 요즘 층간 소음 문제 때문에...

V+ 었어야/았어야/였어야 했는데 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to mention the following clause while expressing one’s regret or sadness about what he could not have...

N은커녕/는커녕 It is attached to a noun to strongly deny the content mentioned previously while showing that even more basic or easier content is not being satisfied. After the following...

V/A+ 기라도 하면 It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb when you assume something would happen and you worry about it when it...

V/A+ 었다면/았다면/였다면 V+ 을/ㄹ 수 없었겠지요? It is used to mention a fact that became possible due to an event or situation that happened in the past. You assume the...

V+ 기는 틀렸다 It is attached to the stem of an action verb to negatively decide what is going to happen. ‘기는’ is often abbreviated to ‘긴’. 난 이번 시험을...

V/A+ 던가요? It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb to ask about the past event that the listener has experienced in the past....

V/A+ 었/았/였기에 망정이지 It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb to mean that thanks to a fortunate event or a situation, a negative...

N이건/건 N이건/건 It is attached to a noun, with comparable or relative contents front and back to show that the result will be the same regardless of it. ‘건’ is...