Nasal Assimilation

Question 1

What is the Nasal Assimilation rule?

Answer 1

When a consonant of the previous group is situated in the position of 받침 and is followed by a nasal consonant (ㄴ/ㅁ/ㅇ), in the following syllable it changes its sound and becomes a nasal consonant.

Question 2

Examples of the rule?

Answer 2

ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ + ㅁ/ㄴ→ ㅇ + ㅁ/ㄴ

ㅂ/ㅍ + ㅁ/ㄴ→ ㅁ + ㅁ/ㄴ

ㄷ/ㅌ/ㅈ/ㅊ/ㅅ/ㅆ + ㅁ/ㄴ→ ㄴ + ㅁ/ㄴ