Lesson 28: Anomalies with ~는 것

Question 1

저는 친구가 문을 여는 것을 봤어요

Answer 1

I saw my friend opening the door

Question 2

마음에 드는 부분이 있나요?

Answer 2

Do you have a part/section that you like?

Question 3

저는 아는 것만 하고 싶어요

Answer 3

I only want to do things that I know

Question 4

옆에 사는 이웃사람이 너무 시끄러워요

Answer 4

The neighbor who lives next to me is too loud

Question 5

우리가 사는 지역이 조금 위험해요

Answer 5

The area we live in is a little bit dangerous

Question 6

농장에서 사는 게 싫어요

Answer 6

I don’t like living on a farm
것이 is often contracted to 게 in speech.

Question 7

옆 집에서 사는 사람과 친해지고 있어요

Answer 7

I am getting close to the person who lives next door

Question 8

그 집을 지은 사람은 누구예요?

Answer 8

Who is the person that built that house?

Question 9

저는 집을 지을 거예요

Answer 9

I will build a house

Question 10

그 사람은 서울에서 부산까지 걸은 첫 번째 사람이었다

Answer 10

That person was the first person who walked from Seoul to Busan

Question 11

제가 도울 게 있나요?

Answer 11

Is there something I can help you with?
것이 is often contracted to 게 in speech.

Question 12

그는 문을 열 사람이에요

Answer 12

He is the person who will open the doors

Question 13

저는 내일 시장에서 사과를 팔 거예요

Answer 13

I will sell apples at the market tomorrow

Question 14

그 광고를 만든 사람이 진짜 잘 만들었어요

Answer 14

The person who made this advertisement did a really good job

Question 15

제가 가장 좋아하는 것은 음식이에요

Answer 15

My favorite thing is food

Question 16

음식은 제가 가장 좋아하는 것이에요

Answer 16

Food is my favorite thing

Question 17

제가 가장 좋아하는 음식은 김치예요

Answer 17

My favorite food is kimchi

Question 18

제가 가장 좋아하는 날은 금요일이에요

Answer 18

My favorite day is Friday

Question 19

내가 가장 좋아하는 것은 영화를 보는 것이다

Answer 19

My favorite thing is watching movies

Question 20

한국에 있어서 내가 가장 좋아하는 것은 한식이야

Answer 20

My favorite thing about Korea is Korean food

Question 21

한국에서 사는 것에 있어서 내가 가장 좋아하는 것은 한식이야

Answer 21

My favorite part about living in Korea is Korean food

Question 22

한국에서 사는 것에 있어서 내가 가장 좋아하는 것은 한식을 매일 먹는 것이야

Answer 22

My favorite part about living in Korea is eating Korean food every day

Question 23

제가 가장 만나고 싶은 사람은 유재석이에요

Answer 23

The person who I want to meet most is 유재석

Question 24

배구를 하고 싶은 사람이 없어요

Answer 24

There isn’t anybody who wants to play volleyball

Question 25

이 수업을 등록하고 싶은 사람이 적어요

Answer 25

There aren’t many people who want to register for this class

Question 26

이 수업을 등록하고 싶은 사람이 충분하지 않아요

Answer 26

There aren’t enough people who want to register for this class

Question 27

먹고 싶은 것이 있어요?

Answer 27

Do you want something to eat? (literally – do you have something that you want to eat?)

Question 28

체육수업시간에 농구를 하고 싶은 사람이 있어요?

Answer 28

Is there anybody who wants to play basketball during PE class?

Question 29

그것은 제가 말하고 싶었던 것이었어요

Answer 29

That was what I wanted to say

Question 30

펜이 있는 사람!?

Answer 30

Does anybody have a pen? (Is there anybody who has a pen)?

Question 31

펜이 없는 사람!?

Answer 31

Does anybody not have a pen? (Does everybody have a pen)?

Question 32

저는 과학에 관심이 없어요

Answer 32

I am not interested in Science

Question 33

저는 과학에 관심이 있어요

Answer 33

I have interest in Science

Question 34

과학에 관심이 있는 사람이 없었어요

Answer 34

There was nobody who was/is interested in Science

Question 35

수업에 집중하고 있는 학생이 없어요

Answer 35

There aren’t any students who are concentrating on the class

Question 36

주문을 취소하고 있는 사람이 많아요

Answer 36

There are a lot of people who are cancelling their order

Question 37

이렇게 앉아 있는 것이 불편해요

Answer 37

It is uncomfortable to sit like this

Question 38

열쇠를 가지고 있는 사람이 드디어 왔어요

Answer 38

The person who has the key eventually came

Question 39

정부가 그 병을 연구하고 있는 회사에게 돈을 줄 것이다

Answer 39

The government will give money to the company researching that disease

Question 40

그곳에 있었던 사람들은 다 죽었다

Answer 40

All the people that were there died

Question 41

그 자리에 앉아 있었던 사람이 다른 데로 갔어요

Answer 41

The person who had been sitting there went to another place