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Korean Grammar Cheat Sheet

The document provides an overview of Korean grammar concepts including: 1) Parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives, verbs and particles. It describes conjugations and forms of adjectives and verbs. 2) Various verb suffixes and their functions such as changing tense or politeness levels. Irregular verb conjugations are also covered. 3) Auxiliary verbs and expressions involving verbs, such as wanting or being able to do an action.

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Korean Grammar Cheat Sheet

The document provides an overview of Korean grammar concepts including: 1) Parts of speech such as nouns, adjectives, verbs and particles. It describes conjugations and forms of adjectives and verbs. 2) Various verb suffixes and their functions such as changing tense or politeness levels. Irregular verb conjugations are also covered. 3) Auxiliary verbs and expressions involving verbs, such as wanting or being able to do an action.

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NOUN-------------------------------

ADJTVES------------------------------
있다 - to have
noun 있다 - (adjective form on noun)
noun 있다 conjugates like a verb

uncertain noun form


adj ㄴ지/은지
ends with vowel: ㄴ지: else: 은지

attributive form
adj ㄴ/은
ends with vowel: ㄴ: else: 은

present plain form


adj 다

adj[어]지다 = to become adj

많다 - numerous

다르다 - different
비슷하다 - similar
같다 - the same
똑같다 - exactly the same

ADVERBS-----------------------------------
adj 하다 -> adj 히 = adverb form of adj
adj-게 = adverb form of adj
adj-히 = adverb form of adj

VERBSZZZA-------------------------
SOUND CHANGES
아+아 = 아
오+아 = 와
우+어=워
이+어 = 여
어+어 = 어
여+어 = 여
하+여 = 해/하여

VERB SUFFIXES
다: 다
기: 기
고: 고
더: 더
던: 던
[는]: ㄴ/는
ends with vowel or ㄹ: ㄴ: else: 는
[어]: 아/어/여
ends with 하: 여 or ㄹ; ends with ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅑ, or ㅛ: 아; else: 어
[었]: 았/었/였
ends with 하: 였 or ㄹ; ends with ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅑ, or ㅛ: 았; else: 었
[습]: ㅂ/습
ends with vowel or ㄹ: ㅂ: else: 습
[을]
ends with vowel or ㄹ: ㄹ: else: 을
[은]: ㄴ/은
ends with vowel or ㄹ: ㄴ: else: 은
[음]: ㅁ/음
ends with vowel or ㄹ: ㅁ: else: 음

dictionary form
verb 다

noun form
verb 기
verb[음]

uncertain noun form


verb 는지
uncertain noun form is used with question words

past uncertain noun form


verb[었]는지
verb[은]지
uncertain noun form is used with question words

future uncertain noun form


verb[을]지
uncertain noun form is used with question words

attributive form
verb[는]

attributive past form


verb[은]

attributive future form


verb[을]

attributive experiential/recent past form


verb 던

attributive past experiential form


verb[었]던

present plain form


verb[는]다

present informal form


verb[어]

present polite form


verb[어]요

present formal form


verb[습]니다
past plain form
verb[었]다

past informal form


verb[었]어

past polite form


verb[었]어요

past formal form


verb[었]습니다

future plain form


verb[을] 것이다
verb[을] 거이다
verb 겠다
알다 and 모르다 are generally conjugated in future tense for present tense

future informal form


verb[을] 것이야
verb[을] 거야
verb 겠어

future polite form


verb[을] 것이에요
verb[을] 거예요
verb 겠어요

future formal form


verb[을] 것입니다
verb[을] 겁니다
verb 겠습니다

negative form
안 verb
verb 지 않다
noun[를] 안 하다
noun 하지 않다
noun[를] 하지 않다
않다 is an adjective

passive form
verb[어]지다
noun 되다
noun 받다
verb 내다 -> verb 나다
받다 is usually used with personal verbs
many verbs have arbitrary passive equivalents

ㅅ irregular
ㅅ is removed if a vowel is added
exceptions: 웃다, 벗다, 씻다

ㄷ irregular
ㄷ becomes ㄹ if a vowel is added
ㄷ irregular does not apply to adjectives
exceptions: 걷다 (to tuck), 받다, 묻다, 닫다

ㅂ irregular
ㅂ becomes 우 if a vowel is added
ㅂ irregular generally only applies to adjectives
verb cases: 줍다, 눕다
exceptions: 돕다: ㅂ->오 (for [어] or [었]), 곱다: ㅂ->오 (for [어] or [었])

ㄹ irregular
ㄹ is removed if and before a verb suffix is added except for [음]

르 irregular
르 becomes 러/라 if [어] is added and ㄹ is added to previous syllable if possible
if previous vowel is ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅑ, or ㅛ: 라; else: 러
르 becomes 렀/랐 if [었] is added and ㄹ is added to previous syllable if possible
if previous vowel is ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅑ, or ㅛ: 았; else: 랐

ㅡ irregular
ㅡ becomes 어/아 if [어] is added
if previous vowel is ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅑ, or ㅛ: 아; else: 어
ㅡ becomes 었/았 if [었] is added
if previous vowel is ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅑ, or ㅛ: 았; else: 었

ㅎ irregular
ㅎ is removed if and before [는] is added
ㅎ is removed if and before [을] is added
ㅎ is removed if and before [니] is added
ㅎ is removed if and before [음] is added
ㅎ becomes 애/얘 if [어] is added
if previous vowel is ㅏ or ㅓ: 애; elseif previous vowel is ㅑ: 얘
ㅎ becomes 앴/얬 if [었] is added
if previous vowel is ㅏ or ㅓ: 앴; elseif previous vowel is ㅑ: 얬
ㅎ irregular mainly applies to colors
cases: 이렇다, 그렇다, 저렇다

AUX VEREBFPODSS-------------------------------------
verb[는] 것 = the thing of verbing
in uncertain verb phrases uncertain noun form is used

verb[어]가다 = to go and verb


verb[어]오다 = to come and verb

verb 고 있다 = to be verbing
있다 is a verb

verb 고 싶다 = wants to verb


싶다 is an adjective

verb 기 싫다 = to not want to verb

noun[를] 잘하다 = verb well


noun[를] 못하다 = verb poorly

verb 지 못하다 = verb poorly


verb 지 못하다 = unable to verb

못 verb = verb poorly


잘 못 verb = verb poorly
못 verb = unable to verb

verb 기 시작하다 = to start to verb

PARTICLA----------
...verb-uncertain 안 verb-uncertain = whether verb ... or not

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