How to use Korean Grammar N때문에

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Noun, Pronoun + 때문에

In the previous lesson we learned how to use Korean grammar -기 때문에 with verbs and adjectives. In this lesson I will show you how to use it with nouns.

For sentences that end with nouns, use -때문에 to say "because of", "since", "due to".

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시험 때문에 잠을 못 잡니다.

Korean

시험

자다

English

exam

sleep

to sleep

I can't sleep because of the exam.

시험 때문에 못 자+ㅂ니다.

우유 때문에 속이 안 좋습니다.

Korean

우유

좋다

English

milk

inside

not

good

I feel sick to my stomach because of the milk.

우유 때문에 안 좋습니다.

무슨 일 때문에 왔습니까?

Korean

무슨

오다

English

what

task, work

to come

What are you here for? (What brings you here?)

무슨 일 때문에 오++습니까?

게임 때문에 시력이 나쁩니다.

Korean

게임

시력

나쁘다

English

game

vision, sight

bad

My eyesight is bad because of the game.

게임 때문에 시력 나쁘+ㅂ니다.

Quick reference (click to open)

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 ).