How to use Korean Grammar N보다 더(덜) A
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Noun, Pronoun + 보다 더(덜) Adjective
In Korean, the word "보다" is used to compare things. It can be translated as "than". "보다" is often used in conjunction with "더" (more) and "덜" (less).
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겨울은 가을보다 더 추워요.
Korean
겨울
가을
더
춥다
English
winter
autumn
more
cold
Winter is colder than autumn.
겨울은 가을보다 더 춥+어요.
저는 어제보다 덜 바빠요.
Korean
저
어제
덜
바쁘다
English
I
yesterday
less
busy
I am less busy than yesterday.
저는 어제보다 덜 바쁘+아요.
이 새로운 노래는 예전 노래보다 더 신나요.
Korean
이
새롭다
노래
예전
더
신나다
English
this
new
song
old times
more
exciting
This new song is more exciting than the old one.
이 새롭+은 노래는 예전 노래보다 더 신나+아요.
도시보다 덜 복잡한 시골에서 생활하기가 편안해요.
Korean
도시
덜
복잡하다
시골
생활하다
편안하다
English
city
less
complicated
countryside
to live
comfortable
Living in the countryside, which is less crowded than the city, is comfortable.
도시보다 덜 복잡하+ㄴ 시골+에서 생활하+기+가 편안하+여요.
이 신발은 지난번에 산 것보다 더 예뻐요.
Korean
이
신발
지난번
사다
것
더
예쁘다
English
this
shoes
last time
to buy
thing
more
pretty
These shoes are prettier than the last one I bought.
이 신발은 지난번에 사+ㄴ 것보다 더 예쁘+어요.
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Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).