[Demonstrative-pronoun] 이곳/그곳/저곳/여기/저기/거기 (here/there/there/here/there/there)Prev Next "이곳/그곳/저곳" are combinations of "이/그/저" and '~곳', which means a "place". "여기/거기/저기" have the same meaning, respectively and are used very often. "이곳/여기" means "here". We use "여기" when the place is near the speaker(and listener). "그것/거기" and "저곳/저기" means "there". We use "저기" when the place is far from both the speaker and listner. We use "거기" when the place is mentioned before or the place is near the listener but far from the speaker. "여기는 비가 옵니다. 거기는 어떻습니까?" is "It rains here. How about there?"
[Infinitive] 안 + (동사), (동사) + 지 않다 (do/does not, will not) "안~" or "~지 않다" means that somebody does not verb, usually because he/she does not want to do it. It is also used to explain a habit of not doing something. "그는 운동을 안 한다." or …
[Demonstrative-pronoun] 이곳/그곳/저곳/여기/저기/거기 (here/there/there/here/there/there) "이곳/그곳/저곳" are combinations of "이/그/저" and '~곳', which means a "place". "여기/거기/저기" have the same meaning, respectively and are used very often. "이곳/여기" means "h…
[Demonstrative-pronoun] 이것/그것/저것 (this/the/that) "이것/그것/저것" are demonstrative pronouns, meaning this/that is placed before noun. These are combinations of "이/그/저" and '~것' , which means a "thing". We do not use "이것/그것/저…
[Demonstrative-prenoun] 이/그/저 + (명사) (this/the/that + (noun)) "이" means "this", "저" means "that", and "그" means "the". We use "이" when somebody/somethings is near the speaker(and listener). We use "그" when somebody/somethings is near the listener but f…
[Postposition] ~로/으로 (with/by) We use "~로/으로" after a noun, meaning "with/by" noun. When the noun indicates a means to do something with, it means "~를 가지고/with". When the noun is a means or transportation, it means "~…
[Postposition] ~로/으로 (to/toward) We use "~로/으로" after a noun to indicate the direction of movement. The nouns can be directions (left, right, south, east, etc) or specific locations. When the verb stem ends in a consonant, we a…
[Postposition] (명사) + 이다/다,
(명사) + 이/가 아니다 (be/be not (noun)) "~이다/다" comes after a noun, meaning "be + noun". Other postpositions have fixed forms but "~이다/다" can have various endings just like verbs and adjectives. The negative form is "~이/가 …
[Postposition] (명사/동사) + 나/이나/거나 ((noun/verb) or) "나/이나/거나" comes after a noun or a word stem of a verb.; There are mainly two situations that we use "나/이나/거나". First, we list more than two (and choose one). Second, your choice/su…
[Postposition] (명사) + 까지 (to (noun)) When "~까지" comes after a noun related to a place, it becomes the ending point of an action. It can be used with "~에서". The noun can be related to not only a place, but also a specific time. In…
[Postposition] (명사) + 에서 (in/at/from (noun)) "~에서" comes after a noun related to a place and means that an event is happening there. When "noun + ~에서" is followed by a verb implying directions (go, come, etc.), Noun becomes the starting …
[Postposition] (명사) + 에 [장소]
(at/on/into/toward (noun)) "~에" comes after a noun related to noun related to a place. It is usually used in the form of "~에 있다/없다" and represents the location of a subject. It also means to/toward when used with ve…
[Postposition] (명사) + 에 [시간] (at/on/in (noun)) "~에" comes after a noun related to specific time. We do not use "~에" with "어제(yesterday)", "오늘(today)", "내일(tomorrow)", "모레(the day after tomorrow)". "아침에" is "in the mornin…
[Postposition] (명사) + 와/과, 하고, 랑 (with (noun)) "~와/과" comes after a person/people, and means "with", "together". "~하고" and "~랑" have the same meaning, but these two are more often used in casual conversation. When the noun ends in a vowe…
[Postposition] (명사) + 의 (possessive case postposition) "~의" is used between two nouns and represents the belonging/posession/relation. "A의 B" means "A's B", or "B of A". It is usually pronouned as "에", and we often drop it in casual conversation. "…
[Postposition] (명사) + 에 vs
에게 (to (noun)) "~에게" can be used after an animal, too. However, when the object cannot move by itself (plants, things, etc.) we use "~에" instead of "~에게". Also, when the object is an organization/society/g… |