How to use Korean Grammar V/A + 게 하다
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Verb, Adjective + 게 하다
Korean grammar construction -게 하다 is used to indicate that someone or something is making something to happen. Simply speaking, -게 하다 means "to make someone to do or to be something". -게 하다 can be translated as "to make" or "to let".
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친구가 저를 노래를 부르게 했어요.
Korean
친구
저
노래
부르다
English
friend
I
song
to sing
A friend made me sing.
친구가 저를 노래를 부르게 하+였+어요.
어머니가 아이를 밥 먹게 합니다.
Korean
어머니
아이
밥
먹다
English
mother
baby
food
to eat
The mother makes the child eat.
어머니가 아이를 밥 먹게 하+ㅂ니다.
시험 중이니까 아무도 못 들어오게 해 주세요.
Korean
시험
-중
아무도
못
들어오다
English
exam
in the process of
nobody
cannot
to come in
I'm on a test, so please don't let anyone in. (...make sure nobody can come in.)
시험 중+이니까 아무도 못 들어오게 하+여 주+세요.
이 파리가 저를 귀찮게 해요.
Korean
이
파리
저
귀찮다
English
this
fly
I
annoying
This fly is bothering me. (...makes me feel annoyed.)
이 파리가 저를 귀찮게 하+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 ).