Conjunction Because in Korean
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Verb, Adjective + 아서 / 어서 / 여서
In addition to "then" and "after that", -아서 / -어서 / -여서 are also used to explain the reason of a certain action or situation.
The sentence that comes before -아서 / -어서 / -여서 explains a reason of the action, and the sentence that comes after -아서 / -어서 / -여서 explains the result caused by this reason.
-아서 / -어서 / -여서 are attached to a verb or adjective stem.
See Past Tense lesson to learn when you should use -아서, -어서, and -여서.
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늦잠을 자서 비행기를 놓쳤어요.
Korean
늦잠
자다
비행기
놓치다
English
oversleep
to sleep
plane
to miss
I missed the flight because I overslept.
늦잠을 자+아서 비행기를 놓치+었+어요.
밖이 추워서 재킷을 입었습니다.
Korean
밖
춥다
재킷
입다
English
outside
cold
jacket
put on
Since it was cold outside, I wore a jacket.
밖이 춥+어서 재킷을 입+었+습니다.
몸매를 유지하고 싶어서 매일 운동해요.
Korean
몸매
유지하다
싶다
매일
운동하다
English
one's figure
to maintain
to want
everyday
to work out
I exercise every day because I want to stay in shape.
몸매를 유지하고 싶+어서 매일 운동하+여요.
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 ).