Category: Grammar Lesson 2
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고,도,만,며 (and,also,too,only)
Let’s learn about three very commonly used particles: 고, 도 and 만. V + 고 When we are talking about the same subject and want to connect two sentences together, we can just append -고 instead of using 그리고. It’s very simple to use this construct, just change the ending ‘다’ of the verb in…
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(으)면 (if,when)
V + (으)면 When we want to say a conditional sentence in Korean, a sentence that carries the meaning ‘if’, then we have to conjugate the Korean verb that we are using ‘if’ with, by replacing the ‘다’ stem with (으)면. 1. If the verb ends in a consonant, then we replace the verb stem…
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동안 (duration)
Attaching -동안 to a length of time indicates duration, or during that time. If you attach it to a verb, then you are saying while that action was happening. length of time + 동안 1. Attaching 동안 to a length of time indicates during that time. 한국어를 얼마나동안 배웠어요? – How long have you been…