How to use Korean Grammar N + 만
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Noun, Pronoun + 만
The Korean grammar pattern -만 means "only". It can be attached directly to nouns, pronouns and even prepositions.
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저는 월요일에만 이렇게 바빠요.
Korean
저
월요일
이렇다
바쁘다
English
I
Monday
such
busy
I am only this busy on Mondays.
저는 월요일에+만 이렇다+게 바쁘+아요.
차만 마실 게요.
Korean
차
마시다
English
tea
to drink
I will have only tea.
차만 마시+ㄹ 게요.
저는 형은 없고 여동생만 있어요.
Korean
저
형
없다
여동생
있다
English
I
older brother (for males)
not to have
younger sister
to have
I don't have an elder brother. I have only a younger sister.
저는 형은 없고 여동생만 있어요.
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 ).