How to use Korean Grammar V + 기도 하다
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Verb + 기도 하다
The Korean grammar structure -기도 하다 is used to express that some action used to take (in the past) or takes place (in the present) from time to time. -기도 하다 can be translated as "there are times", "sometimes".
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저는 가끔 그림을 그리기도 해요.
Korean
저
가끔
그림
그리다
English
I
sometimes
picture
to draw
I sometimes draw pictures.
저는 가끔 그림을 그리기도 하+여요.
저는 옛날에 싸우기도 했어요.
Korean
저
옛날
싸우다
하다
English
I
the old times
to fight
to do
I used to fight back in the past.
저는 옛날에 싸우기도 하+였+어요.
우리가 주말에는 수영장에 가기도 합니다.
Korean
우리
주말
수영장
가다
English
we
weekend
swimming pool
to go
Sometimes (from time to time) we go to the swimming pool on weekends.
우리가 주말에+는 수영장에 가기도 하+ㅂ니다.
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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 ).