Korean Verbs Modifiers Flashcards
How to say “… who eating” (present tense)
먹는 + noun
How to say “…who is going”
가는 + noun
How to say “…who is studying”
공부하는 + noun
- 공부하는 학생 (the student who is studying)
How to say “..who is doing”
하는 + noun
- 하는 일 (the work being done)
How to say “… that was eaten”
먹은
- 먹은 음식 (the food that was eaten)
How to say “… that went/who went”
간
- 간 사람 (the person who went)
How to say “…that was studied”
공부한 (studied)
- 공부한 내용 (the material that was studied)
How to say “.. that was done”
한
- 한 일 (the work that was done)
How to say “… that will be eaten”
먹을 (will eat)
- 먹을 음식 (the food that will be eaten)
How to say “.. who will go/that will go”
갈 (will go)
- 갈 사람 (the person who will go)
How to say “.. that will be studied”
공부할 (will study)
- 공부할 과목 (the subject that will be studied)
How to say “.. that will be done”
할 (will do)
- 할 일 (the work that will be done)
How to say “..who is” “that is”
Descriptive Modifier (~인 )
When modifying a noun with 이다, use -인 or related forms.
(i) To Describe a Noun (~인)
• 학생인 사람을 찾고 있어요. (I’m looking for a person who is a student.)
• 서울인 곳에 살고 싶어요. (I want to live in a place that is Seoul.)
How to say “seems to be”
To Express “Seems to Be” (~인 것 같다)
• 그는 좋은 사람인 것 같아요. (He seems to be a good person.)
• 이건 거짓말인 것 같아. (This seems to be a lie.)
How to say “when (subject) was, it, it is”
iii) When Something is a Certain Way (~일 때, When It Is)
• 내가 학생일 때 한국에 갔어요. (I went to Korea when I was a student.)
• 겨울일 때 눈이 와요. (It snows when it is winter.)
