Level 3 Grammatical Structures

Question 1

-고

Answer 1

Used to link to verbs together in a sentence. Example:

X) 이 책은 재미있어요. 그리고 싸요(still correct
(O) 이 책은 재미있고 싸요(more natural in many contexts)

Question 2

약

Answer 2

Approximately.

약 is used BEFORE nouns.

Question 3

쯤

Answer 3

About/approximately. 쯤 comes AFTER nouns.

Question 4

어때요

Answer 4

Takes on the meaning of “how about?”.

Ex: 다섯 시쯤 어때요?

Question 5

What is the difference between (으)ㄹ 거에요 vs. (으)ㄹ게요?

Answer 5

(으)ㄹ 거에요 is simple future tense, expressing that you will do something.

으)ㄹ게요 is more of a “I will A(if you don’t mind/if that’s okay).

Question 6

정도

Answer 6

Approximately. Comes after nouns.

Question 7

-같아요

Answer 7

Seems like, looks like, etc

Question 8

-ㄴ 것 같아요

Answer 8

Seems like. Used with verbs.

Present tense: 는 것같아
Past tense: (으)ㄴ 것같아
Future tense: (으)ㄹ 것같아

Question 9

아/어/여서

Answer 9

Much like -고, this structure is used to describe a sequence of events in a shorter version of 그래서.

비가 와서, 못 가요

Question 10

-기전에

Answer 10

Before doing something.
자기 전에
하기 전에
먹기 전에
Etc

Question 11

(을)ㄹ까요

Answer 11

To make a general suggestion to someone.

영화를 볼까요?
잘 까요?
등등

Question 12

그래도

Answer 12

But still/Nevertheless

Question 13

How do you turn a verb into an adjective?

Answer 13

(은)ㄴ

Question 14

그러면/그럼

Answer 14

In that case/If so

Question 15

는(not particle)

Answer 15

Verb+는=Turning an action verb into an adjective.

(Verb stems ending with ㄹ get dropped and replaced with 는)

Examples
요즘 좋아하는 가수는 누구예요
좋아하는 사람
민지가 좋아하는 사람
자주 먹는 한국 음식 있어요?

Question 16

Let’s(formal and informal)

Answer 16

해요/하시죠

같이 가요/같이 가시죠

Question 17

위하다/위해/위해서

Answer 17

In order for/for the sake of

건강을 위해서(for the sake of health)
한국에 가기 위해서
일본어는 배우기 위해서

+기 for verbs
+을/를 for nouns

Question 18

Noun+밖에

Answer 18

Nothing but/only

Question 19

-(은)다음에/후에/뒤에

Answer 19

After -ing something

집에 간 뒤에
잔 휘에
먹은 다음에

Question 20

-아/어/여도

Answer 20

Even if you do something

집에 가도 밥이 없어요.
택시를 타도 시간이 걸려요.

Question 21

(을)ㄹ 수도 있어요

Answer 21

Might

Question 22

학 word build

Answer 22

Meaning study, school, learning

Question 23

Conjugate the 르 irregular

Answer 23

모르다=몰라요

Question 24

-네요 ending

Answer 24

To show surprise. You didn’t know before but as it turns out——-

Question 25

ㄷ irregular

Answer 25

Replace with ㄹ

Verbs that don’t follow rule:
받다-to receive
묻다-to bury 
닫다-to close
믿다-to believe