How to use Korean Grammar N때문에
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Noun, Pronoun + 때문에
In the previous lesson we learned how to use Korean grammar -기 때문에 with verbs and adjectives. In this lesson I will show you how to use it with nouns.
For sentences that end with nouns, use -때문에 to say "because of", "since", "due to".
See examples,
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시험 때문에 잠을 못 잡니다.
Korean
시험
잠
자다
English
exam
sleep
to sleep
I can't sleep because of the exam.
시험 때문에 잠을 못 자+ㅂ니다.
우유 때문에 속이 안 좋습니다.
Korean
우유
속
안
좋다
English
milk
inside
not
good
I feel sick to my stomach because of the milk.
우유 때문에 속이 안 좋습니다.
무슨 일 때문에 왔습니까?
Korean
무슨
일
오다
English
what
task, work
to come
What are you here for? (What brings you here?)
무슨 일 때문에 오+았+습니까?
게임 때문에 시력이 나쁩니다.
Korean
게임
시력
나쁘다
English
game
vision, sight
bad
My eyesight is bad because of the game.
게임 때문에 시력이 나쁘+ㅂ니다.
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 ).