How to use Korean Grammar V/A + 고
Verb, Adjective + 고
In the previous lesson, we learned about grammar particles -와/-과, -하고, -랑/-이랑 that mean "and" and only used with nouns and pronouns. In Korean, you need to use different grammar particles for verbs and adjectives. There are a few such particles in the Korean language. In this lesson, we will learn about the simplest of them which is -고.
Use -고 to connect two or more sentences.
See examples,
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그들은 산책을 하고 노래를 부릅니다.
Korean
그들
산책하다
노래
부르다
English
they
to walk
song
to sing, to call
They are walking and singing.
그들은 산책을 하고 노래를 부르+ㅂ니다.
보통 제가 좀 쉬고 집에 갑니다.
Korean
보통
저
좀
쉬다
집
가다
English
usually
I
a little bit, please
to have a rest
home
to go
Usually I have some rest and then go home.
보통 저는 좀 쉬고 집에 가+ㅂ니다.
그 사람은 착하고 재미있습니다.
Korean
그
사람
착하다
재미있다
English
that
person
kind
interesting
That person is kind and interesting.
그 사람은 착하고 재미있습니다.
이 곳은 깨끗하고 따뜻합니다.
Korean
이
곳
깨끗하다
따뜻하다
English
this
place
clean
warm
This place is clean and warm.
이 곳은 깨끗하고 따뜻하+ㅂ니다.
저는 일본어를 배우고 여동생은 아랍어를 배웁니다.
Korean
저
일본어
배우다
여동생
아랍어
English
I
Japanese language
to learn, to study
younger sister
Arabic language
I am learning Japanese and my younger sister is learning Arabic.
저는 일본어를 배우고 여동생은 아랍어를 배우+ㅂ니다.
이것은 비싸고 저것은 쌉니다.
Korean
이
것
비싸다
저
싸다
English
this
thing
expensive
that
cheap
This is expensive and that is cheap.
이것은 비싸고 저것은 싸+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 ).