How to use Korean Grammar A + (으)ㄴ데
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Adjective + ㄴ데 / 은데
ㄴ - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 은 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
The Korean grammar pattern we learned in the previous lesson can also be used with adjectives. You can use either -ㄴ데 or -은데 to connect two sentences where the first sentence sets up the context and the second sentence provides the main information. For adjectives that end with either 있다 or 없다, use -는데 instead.
See examples,
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이 옷은 예쁜데 사이즈가 너무 작아요.
Korean
이
옷
예쁘다
사이즈
너무
작다
English
this
clothes
beautiful
size
too much
small
This dress is pretty, but the size is too small.
이 옷은 예쁘+ㄴ데 사이즈가 너무 작아요.
이 물건이 좀 비싼데 그래도 사고 싶어요.
Korean
이
물건
좀
비싸다
그래도
사다
싶다
English
this
product
a bit
expensive
anyway, still
to buy
to want
This item is a little expensive, but I still want to buy it.
이 물건이 조금→좀 비싸+ㄴ데 그래도 사고 싶+어요.
시간이 늦은데 빨리 오세요.
Korean
시간
늦다
빨리
오다
English
time
late
fast
come
It's late, so hurry up and come.
시간이 늦은데 빨리 오세요.
유학을 가고 싶은데 고민하고 있어요.
Korean
유학
가다
싶다
고민하다
English
studying abroad
to go
to want
be in torment
I want to study abroad, but I'm thinking about it.
유학을 가고 싶+은데 고민하고 있+어요.
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 ).