2020-09-23

Let’s learn about "-는" in Korean language

1. 는 : a postposition makes a noun or pronoun subjective in a sentence after a word ends vowel. but if a word ends a consonant, 은 should be used instead of 는.


【예】 


(1) 그는 의사다 : He is a doctor.


* 그 : he

* 는 : a postposition suffix makes 그 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 의사 : a docter

* 다 = 이다 : be


(2) 학생은 열심히 공부해야 한다 : students should study hard


* 학생 : student

* 은 : a a postposition suffix makes 그 subjective after a word ends a consonant

* 열심히 : hard

* 공부하다 : study

* -해야 한다 : should; must; ought to


2. 는 : a word ending suffix, attached to the stem of a verb or adjectives like ‘있다’·‘없다’·‘계시다’ or ‘-시’(honourific suffix), indicates that an action or condition is currently in progress. that is to say, 는 makes a verb into the form of "a verb + ing".


【예】


(1) 가는 세월 : the passing years


* 가다 : go; pass in this sentence

* 가는 : passing

* 세월 : time; years in this sentence


(2) 글 읽는 소리 : the sound of reading


* 글 : sentence; book in this sentence

* 읽다 : read

* 읽는 : reading

* 소리 : sound


(3) 느티나무가 있는 풍경 : a zelkova landscape/scene


* 느티나무 : zelkova

* 가 : a suffix makes 느티나무 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 있다 : be; exist

* 있는 : being; existing

* 풍경 : landscape; scene


(4) 흐르는 물 : running[flowing] water / a running stream


* 흐르다 : flow; run

* 흐르는 : flowing; running

* 물 : water; stream in this sentence


(5) 오르는 물가 : rising prices


* 오르다 : rise

* 오르는 : rising

* 물가 : prices


(6) 신문을 읽고 있는 신사 : a gentleman who is reading a newspaper. 


* 신문 : newspaper

* 을 : s suffix makes 신문 objective after a word ends a consonant

* 읽다 : read

* -고 있다 : this makes a verb into the form of "a verb + ing"

* 읽고 있는 : reading

* 신사 : a gentelman


3. 는 : In affirmative sentence, this makes a verb present tense. and it is attached to the stem of a verb that ends a consonant except ‘ㄹ’. that is to say, this indicate a sentence is present tense.

if a verb ends a vowel, ‘-ㄴ’ should be used instead of ‘는’.


【예】 


(1) 밥을 먹는다 : someone is eating a meal


* 밥 : a meal

* 을 : a suffix makes 밥 objective after a word ends a consonant

* 먹다 : eat

* 먹는다 : be eating


(2) 책을 읽는다 : someone is reading a book


* 책 : book

* 을 : a suffix makes 책 objective after a word ends a consonant

* 읽다 : read

* 읽는다 : be reading


(3) 내 친구는 잔다 : my friend is sleeping


* 내 = 나의 : my

* 친구 : friendl

* 는 : a suffix makes 친구 subjective after a word ends a vowel


4. 는 : an auxilliary verb ending postposition suffix, attached to a word ends a vowel, means a designation of the word to point to or contrast it with another. this makes a word subjective or objective or adverb phrase. moreover this can be contracted into ‘-ㄴ’.



【예】 


(1) 나는 여기 앉겠다 => 난 여기 앉겠다 : I’ll sit hear


* 나 : I (non-honourific word to other person)

* 는 : a suffix makes 나 subjective after a word ends a vowel

* 여기 : here

* 앉다 : sit

* -겠- : have the mind of ...ing; will

* 앉겠다 : will sit


(2) 공부는 잘한다 => 공분 잘한다 : he is good at studying; he gets good grades


* 공부 : studying

* 는 : this emphasizes 공부

* 잘 : well

* 하다 : do

* 잘하다 : be good at ...ing

* 잘한다 : present tense of 잘하다


(3) 빨리는 안 가겠다 => 빨린 안 가겠다 : I won’t go fast


* 빨리 : fast; rapidly

* 안 : not

* 가다 : go

* -겠- : have the mind of ...ing; will

* 안 가겠다 : won’t go 


(3) 좋기는 하나 너무 비싸다 => 좋긴 하나 너무 비싸다 : It's nice, but it's too expensive.


* 좋은 : good; nice

* 좋다 : be good; be nice

* 좋기 : a noun form of 좋다

* -는 하다 = -는 하지만 : ..., but ~

* 너무 : too much

* 비싸다 : be expensive


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