How to use Korean Grammar V/A + (으)ㄹ 뿐이다
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Verb, Adjective + ㄹ / 을 뿐이다
ㄹ - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 을 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
The Korean grammar pattern -ㄹ 뿐이다 / -을 뿐이다 is used to express "only" or "just." -ㄹ 뿐이다 / -을 뿐이다 can be attached directly to a verb or adjective stem as well as past tense suffixes -았/-었/-였.
See examples,
저는 거짓말을 하는 것은 아닙니다. 사실을 말할 뿐입니다.
Korean
저
거짓말하다
사실
말하다
English
I
to lie
fact
to tell
I'm not lying. I'm just telling the truth.
저는 거짓말을 하는 것+은 아니+ㅂ니다. 사실을 말하+ㄹ 뿐+입니다.
저는 대답을 알고 싶었을 뿐이에요.
Korean
저
대답
알다
싶다
English
I
answer
to know
to want
I just wanted to know the answer.
저는 대답을 알고 싶+었+을 뿐+이에요.
우리는 떠들지 않고 노래를 할 뿐이야.
Korean
우리
떠들다
노래하다
English
we
to make noise
to sing
We are not making a noise. We are just singing.
우리는 떠들지 않+고 노래를 하+ㄹ 뿐+이야.
For sentences that end with nouns, use -일 뿐이다.
저는 이 회사에서 일반 직원일 뿐이에요.
Korean
저
회사
일반
직원
English
I
company
regular
employee
I'm just a regular employee at this company.
저는 이 회사에서 일반 직원일 뿐+이에요.
울지 마. 게임일 뿐이잖아.
Korean
울다
게임
English
to cry
game
Don't cry. It's just a game.
울지 마. 게임일 뿐+이잖아.
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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 ).