2019-10-01

Let's learn about “~는”, “~은”, “~ㄴ”’ suffix’s usage

1. a suffix indicate some action or state is going currently

   1) 있다 + 는 ==> 있는 : present
       있다 : exist, live, be, stay

   2) 없다 + 는 ==> 없는 : no, empty, unavailable, innocent, void, absent, bare
       없다 : want, lack, be gone!, not to exist

   3) 계시다 + 는 ==> 계시는 : present
        계시다 : exist, live, be, stay (this is used to the elder)

   4) 가는 세월 : time pass by <— 가다(go) + 는 + 세월(time and tide)

   5) 글 읽는 소리 : the sound of reading book

   6) 느티나무가 있는 풍경 : a landscape with zelkova trees

2. a suffix indicate present tense after verb root with last consonant without “ㄹ” letter. this is only used in declarative/assertive sentences.

   1) 밥을 먹는다 : eat rice

   2) 책을 읽는다 : read book

3. “는” or “~ㄴ” : an auxilliary/assistant suffix attaches itself to a “vowel” and is used as a nominative[subjective], objective, or adverb to indicate the meaning of pointing or contrasting words.

* “~은” : an auxilliary/assistant suffix attaches itself to a “consonant” and is used as a nominative, objective, or adverb to indicate the meaning of pointing or contrasting words.

    1) 나는 오기 앉겠다, 난 여기 앉겠다 : i would like to sit down here

    2) 공부는 잘한다 : he/she is excellent at studying. he/she study well

    3) 빨리는 안 가겠다 : i don’t want to go early. i don’t want to go fast

    4) 좋기는 하나 너무 비싸다 : it is very expensive even though it is good. It's good, but it's too expensive.

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