How to use Korean Grammar V + 는
Verb + 는
In the Korean language -는 is the present tense noun modifier that is attached to verbs.
In linguistics, a noun modifier is a word or phrase that describes or provides more information about a noun.
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서울로 가는 버스가 몇 시에 와요?
Korean
서울
가다
버스
몇
시
오다
English
Seoul
to go
bus
how many
time
to come
What time does the bus to Seoul come?
서울로 가는 버스가 몇 시에 오+아요?
이 동네에서 사는 외국인이 많아요.
Korean
이
동네
살다
외국인
많다
English
this
neighborhood
to live
foreigner
many
There are many foreigners living in this neighborhood.
이 동네에서 사는 외국인이 많아요.
요즘은 온라인으로 쇼핑하는 것이 편해요.
Korean
요즘
온라인
쇼핑하다
것
편하다
English
these days
online
to do shopping
thing
convenient
These days, shopping online is more convenient.
요즘은 온라인으로 쇼핑하는 것이 편하+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 ).