[Grammar] ~고자
~고자 (~go-ja) – so as to… (someone) did something This is quite similar to ~(으)려고, ~(으)러 and ~도록, we would verbs before and after these grammar particles. You can look at the second action after ~고자 to be the explanation/justification…
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[Grammar] ~(으)ㄴ/는 척/첵 하다
~은/는/ㄴ 척/첵 하다 (~eun/neun/eun cheo-ka-da/che-ka-da) – acting as if You can look at this as “pretending to” as well, although I personally prefer “acting as if”. This grammar expression can be used for action verbs and descriptive verbs For verbs,…
[Grammar] ~(으)면서
~(으)면서 (~(eu)-myeon-seo) – while doing something (a second action is done simultaneously) For this grammar principle, it’s important to understand the nuance because there are several more other grammar principles with similar meanings but the difference lies in the nuance.…
[Grammar] ~기/게 마련이다
~기/게 마련이다 (~gi/ge ma-ryeo-ni-da) – it is bound to be…/it is natural for it to be…/it is surely to be… There are many ways of translating this grammar particle, depending on the context of the sentence. The main gist of…
[Grammar] ~ㄹ/을 겸
~ㄹ/을 겸 (~eul/eul gyeom) – to do this… (and that…) You must always attach a verb to this grammar particle. Also, you can use this more than twice in a sentence. Look at this grammar particle to be and addition…
[Grammar] ~는 김에
~는 김에 (~neun gim-e) – since one is doing this, why not do that This grammar particle is commonly used in situations where one makes a suggestion based on another’s plans. You can look at this grammar particle to have the…
[Grammar] ~만 못하다
~만 못하다 (man mo-ta-da) – (A) is not as (adjective) as (B) This is quite similar to 보다 더 in that you would use 만 못하다 to do a comparison between two nouns too. When the first noun (attach subject marker) of…
[Grammar] ~었/았어야 했는데
~었/았어야 했는데 (~eoss/~ass-eo-ya haen-neun-de) – should have done this but… OR it should have been like this… This grammar expression is translated as above but its use and function usually extend much further. ~었/았어야 했는데 is used to express regret…
[Grammar] ~은/ㄴ 탓에; ~는 탓에
~은/ㄴ 탓에; ~는 탓에 – because (this happened)/thanks to (negative) The easiest way to look at this grammar particle is to see it as the same as 해서 or 때문이다 or 니까. But almost always, this grammar particle is accompanied…
[Grammar] ~는 대로
~는 대로 (~neun dae-ro) – as soon as This is essentially the same as ~자마자 but it is less commonly used than ~자마자. It is more natural to use ~자마자 instead of ~는 대로 in conversations and writing but both are acceptable. Both…
