How to use Korean Grammar V/A + (으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라

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Verb, Adjective + / 을 뿐만 아니라

ㄹ - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 을 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)

The Korean grammar structure -ㄹ / -을 뿐만 아니라 is a variation of -ㄹ / -을 뿐이다. It can be translated as "not only", "in addition to".

See examples,

이 학생은 똑똑할 뿐만 아니라 아주 착해요.

Korean

학생

똑똑하다

아주

착하다

English

this

student

smart

very

kind

This student is not only smart but also very nice.

이 학생 똑똑하+ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 아주 착하+여요.

물리학은 재미있을 뿐만 아니라 아주 유용합니다.

Korean

물리학

재미있다

아주

유용하다

English

physics

interesting

very

useful

Physics is not only fun but also very useful.

물리학 재미있을 뿐만 아니라 아주 유용하+ㅂ니다.

저는 배 고플 뿐만 아니라 졸려요.

Korean

배 고프다

졸리다

English

I

hungry

sleepy

I am not only hungry but also sleepy.

배 고프+ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 졸리+어요.

저 뿐만 아니라 제 친구도 한국어를 배워요.

Korean

친구

한국어

배우다

English

I

friend

Korean language

to learn

Not only me but also my friend is learning Korean.

뿐만 아니라 저+ 친구 한국어 배우+어요.

내일은 수학 시험 뿐만 아니라 생물학 시험도 있어요.

Korean

내일

수학

시험

생물학

있다

English

tomorrow

math

exam

biology

to have

Tomorrow I have a biology test as well as a math test.

내일 수학 시험 뿐만 아니라 생물학 시험어요.

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 ).