How to use Korean Grammar N에 대해(서)
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Noun, Pronoun + 대해(서)
The Korean grammar pattern -대해 or -대해서 is used to say "about".
See examples,
우리는 영화에 대해서 이야기했어요.
Korean
우리
영화
이야기하다
English
we
movie
to talk
We talked about the movie.
우리는 영화에 대해서 이야기하+였+어요.
그는 자신의 꿈에 대해 말했어요.
Korean
그
자신
꿈
말하다
English
he
myself
dream
to talk
He talked about his dream.
그는 자신의 꿈에 대해 말하+였+어요.
저는 한국 음식에 대해서 배우고 싶어요.
Korean
저
한국
음식
배우다
English
I
Korea
food
to learn
I want to learn about Korean food.
저는 한국 음식에 대해서 배우고 싶+어요.
선생님은 시험에 대해서 설명해 주셨어요.
Korean
선생님
시험
설명하다
English
teacher
exam
to explain
The teacher explained about the exam.
선생님은 시험에 대해서 설명하+여 주+시+었+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 ).