Grammar Flashcards
이/가
subject particle
verb is about the noun
은/는
topic particle
noun will be compared to something else.
or
the noun is brought up for the 1st time.
Korean Counters Format
Noun+Number+Counter
-고 있다
Present Progressive
To be -ing (ie reading)
저는 NOUN이/가 + Verb
Introductions
As for me, noun + verb
ABC은/는 XYZ에/에서 + Verb
ABC + Verb + in XYZ
도
(Particle)
Also, too, as well
{Noun}, too
{Pronoun} also
Verb기도 하다
To also do a verb/ i even do___
Verb도 하다
(하다 verbs)
To also____
To even____
만
Most common way to say “only”
Noun만
Pronoun만
Noun form(기)만
Other uses for 정말 and 진짜
Extent to which something is done
Intensity of a certain state
Express whether something is true
-을/ㄹ 수 있다
Can do something
-을/ㄹ 수 없다
Can’t do something
못 verb
Can’t do something
*more common than 을/ㄹ 수 없다
pronounced 몬
Noun form of 하다 verbs
Remove 하다 from verb
Object + 을/를 + 잘하다
Do [object] well
Be good at [object]
Object + 을/를 못하다
do [object] poorly
Be bad at [object]
잘 못하다
Can’t do something well
softens the meaning
잘/못 or 잘 못 + other verbs
Do verb well/poorly
Unable to do verb well
~는것
Changes an action verb into a noun
Verb stem + 는 것
“Doing” something
Act of “doing” something
Thing which one “does”
What one does
Fact that one is “doing” or “does” something
~ㄴ/은 것
Past tense of 는 것
ㄹ/을 것
Future tense of 는 것
아/어/여+야 되다/하다
To have to do something
Should do something
(되다 is more common when spoken)
N1은/는 N2보다 더 verb/adjective/adverb
N1 is more (verb/adjective/adverb) than N2
더 (verb/adjective/adverb)
More (verb/adjective/adverb)
~라고 생각하다
To think something
