Category Grammar

~도록 (do-rok) – 1. to the extent/degree of 2. in order to/so as to 3. request/command 1. For the first meaning “to the extent/degree of”, you can think of it as “so much so” or “until the point”, basically to…

~자마자 (ja-ma-ja) – as soon as, immediately after, right after ~자마자 is an expression to use when you want to say one action happens after the other. This is almost always only attached to an action verb. Example: 나 집으로…

~(기)만 하다 (~(gi)-man ha-da) – only does this (and nothing else) This is an express you would use to say that a person or any other living thing only does a certain action or thing. Omit the 기 particle if…

~ㄹ/을 걸 그랬다 (~eul geol geu-reut-da) – I should have done (this/that instead) When you want to express a regret that you should have done this/that instead of something else that you did, you can use ~ㄹ/을 걸 그랬다. 걸 (것을)…

~기 나름이다 (~gi na-reu-mi-da) – depends on When you want to place emphasis on how certain factor or thing is a deciding factor and important to something, you can use ~기 나름이다. ~기 나름이다 is used for verbs and just 나름이다…

~도 (~go) – also/too ~도 is quite similar to 하고 in that it acts as a supplementary particle. However, you would add ~도 at the end of the sentence. You would use ~고 when you’re splitting your statement or description about something…

~는/은/ㄴ 편이다 (~pyeo-ni-da) – tends to/type ~는/은/ㄴ 편이다 can be quite tricky because there is no set definition to its meaning. However, you would use ~는/은/ㄴ 편이다 when you are trying to describe something that is very subjective. You can say…

~네 (~ne) – (just come to realise) When you want express your surprise, shock or realisation of something, you can add ~네 at the end. 네 by itself means “yes”, but when you attach ~네 at the end of a sentence, a…

~던데 (deon-de) – (it) was like that, but The first meaning of ~던데 is something like ~(은/ㄴ)데 in that it has the meaning of “but”, “although”, “though”, etc. However, you would use 던데 if you’re thinking in retrospect, usually something that used…