Category Grammar

~거든 (geo-deun) – 1. that’s why (you know) 2. if 1. Many sites or people would tell you that when ~거든 is placed at the end, it would have the meaning of “because”. For an English speaker, though, it does…

~잖아 (jan-a) It is hard to give an exact definition to this particle but it has the meaning of “you know it”. It is commonly used when you talk to a friend or someone whom you know. When the statement…

누구 (Nu-gu) – Who 누가 (Nu-ga) – Who (subject) 누구의 (Nu-gu-e) – Whose 누구를 (Nu-gu-reul) – Whom There is virtually no difference between 누구 and 누가 because 누가 is the abbreviation of 누구+가. 누구가/누가 (more commonly used) places emphasis on…

~(은/ㄴ)데 (-de) – but ~(은/ㄴ)데 is probably one of the most versatile particle. You can either add it in the middle of a sentence or at the end of the sentence. And if you noticed in dramas, variety shows or…

~는/은/ㄴ데도 (neun/eun/-eun de-do) – but even then ~는/은/ㄴ데도 is some sort of an extension of 은/ㄴ데, the main difference is the extra 도 that is added behind. If you noticed, there is still a “but” in the definition. You would add ~는/은/ㄴ데도…

~아/어/여 봐야 (~a/eo/yeo bwa-ya) – regardless whether/even if This grammar particle has a very similar meaning to ~는/은/ㄴ데도 and ㄴ/는다고 해도. But it’s always useful to know more than few ways of expressing the same meaning, especially when you’re writing a long…

~ㄴ/는다고 해도 (~eun/neun-da-go hae-do) – even when/even if Yesterday, we looked at ~아/어/여 봐야 and established that it is quite simlar to ~는 Today’s grammar particle is very similar to that too. There is of course, slight nuance differences but it doesn’t matter…

~기 십상이다 (~gi sib-sang-i-da) – easily to be/likely to be/most probably be This grammar phrase is good to describe situations, facts or statements that are generally known to public or applicable to a general group of people or things. This phrase…

~것 같다 (~geot gat-da) – seems like/I guess You would usually use ~것 같다 when you are expressing your thoughts, especially when you are unsure of the facts. When you are quite certain about what you are claiming/expressing, you would…

~을/ㄹ까 봐 (~eul/eul-gga bwa) – I’m afraid (this would happen) You would almost always hear this in Korean conversations, be it in daily life, text messages or dramas. Usually, ~을/ㄹ까 봐 will be followed by some other action or statement. For…