How to use Korean Grammar V + (으)ㄴ 지
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Verb + ㄴ 지(가) / 은 지(가)
ㄴ 지(가) - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 은 지(가) - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
In the Korean language, "-ㄴ 지 / -은 지 ... 되다 or 지나다" is used to say how much time has passed since something happened.
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태권도를 배운 지 5년 지났어요.
Korean
태권도
배우다
년
지나다
English
taekwondo
to learn
year
to pass (time)
It's been 5 years since I learned Taekwondo.
태권도를 배우+ㄴ 지 5년 지나+았+어요.
이 동네에 이사온 지가 일 주일이 됐어요.
Korean
이
동네
이사오다
일
주일
되다
English
this
neighborhood
to move
one
week
to pass (time)
It's been a week since I moved into this neighborhood.
이 동네에 이사오+ㄴ 지가 일 주일이 되+었+어요.
You can use "-ㄴ 지 / -은 지 얼마 안 되다" to say it has not been long since something happened.
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도착한 지가 얼마 안 됬습니다.
Korean
도착하다
얼마
안
English
to arrive
how much
not
It hasn't been long since I arrived.
도착하+ㄴ 지 얼마 안 되+었+습니다.
저는 터키에서 돌아온 지 얼마 안 됐어요.
Korean
저
터키
돌아오다
얼마
안
English
I
Turkey
to come back
how much
not
It hasn't been long since I came back from Turkey.
저는 터키에서 돌아오+ㄴ 지 얼마 안 되+었+어요.
You can use "-ㄴ 지 / -은 지 오래 되다" to say it's been a long time since something happened.
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우리 할아버지가 사업을 시작하신 지 오래 되었어요.
Korean
우리
할아버지
사업
시작하다
오래
English
our
grandfather
business
to start
long ago
It's been a long time since my grandfather started a business.
우리 할아버지가 사업을 시작하+시+ㄴ 지 오래 되+었+어요.
저는 TV를 안 본 지 오래 됐어요.
Korean
저
안
보다
오래
English
I
not
to see
long ago
I haven't watched TV in a long time.
저는 TV를 안 보+ㄴ 지 오래 되+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 ).