How to use Korean Grammar V + (으)려고
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Verb + 려고 / 으려고
려고 - if a word ends in a vowel or ㄹ, 으려고 - if it ends in a consonant (except ㄹ)
Korean grammar pattern -려고 / -으려고 is very similar to -러 / -으러 가다. -려고 / -으려고 is also used to express the purpose of an action. However, unlike -러 / -으러 which can only be used with verbs of motion, -려고 / -으려고 can be used with any verb.
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잠을 자려고 불을 꺼요.
Korean
잠
자다
불
끄다
English
sleep
to sleep
light
to turn off
I turn off the light to go to sleep.
잠을 자려고 불을 끄+어요.
그는 다리를 뻗으려고 자리에서 일어났어요.
Korean
그
다리
뻗다
자리
일어나다
English
he
leg
to stretch
seat
to get up
He stood up to stretch his legs.
그는 다리를 뻗으려고 자리에서 일어나+았+어요.
편지를 쓰려고 공책을 꺼냈어요.
Korean
편지
쓰다
공책
꺼내다
English
letter
to write
notebook
to take out
I took out my notebook to write a letter.
편지를 쓰려고 공책을 꺼내+었+어요.
저는 밖에 나가려고 코트를 입어요.
Korean
저
밖
나가다
코트
입다
English
I
outside
to go out
coat
to put on
I wear a coat to go outside.
저는 밖에 나가려고 코트를 입어요.
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 ).