Constructing Sentences

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Unlike the usual "subject-verb-object" form of sentences that we are used to in the English language, Korean has "subject-object-verb" form, somewhat like Japanese. In Korean, the verbs and adjectives are located at the end of the sentence, and the subject and/or object would appear before verbs and'or adjectives.

For example, let's have an English sentence, and we will try to translate it into Korean.

Chanyeol eats at home.
subject - verb - modifiers

In Korean, however, it will be

찬열이 집에서 밥을 먹어요.
Chanyeol, at home, food, eats.
subject-modifier-direct object-verb/predicate

Notice the particles 이, 에서, and 을 at the end of the nouns. 이 indicates that the word it is attached to is the subject of the predicate/verb. 에서 marks the location modifier 집, where Chanyeol ate his food. And then there's 을, marking the direct object of the verb.

Because of these particles, the sentence can take many forms and have the same meaning.


집에서 찬열이 밥을 먹어요. Home-Chanyeol-food-eats
찬열이 밥을 집에서 먹어요. Chanyeol-food-home-eats
밥을 집에서 찬열이 먹어요. Food-home-Chanyeol-eats
밥을 찬열이 집에서 먹어요. Food-Chanyeol-home-eats
집에서 밥을 찬열이 먹어요. Home-food-Chanyeol-eats


Notice that only the verb 먹어요 is left at the end of the sentence no matter what arrangement the sentence took. In common/colloquial conversations, though, the particles are omitted, which is why sometimes we can hear them talk in all nouns and verbs without particl

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namWooL17 #1
update 해주세요
aquariusxpisces
#2
Chapter 11: 네 : yes
But I noticed after that : 당신의 : belonging
So, it supposed to be : 너의
aquariusxpisces
#3
Chapter 11: 참깐만... 네 → 너의... 아니야요?
aquariusxpisces
#4
Chapter 7: Kiss? Not 키스 ?
btsnodank
#5
Hello, can I just ask, how do I improve on my grammar? Cause like I can learn words easily from hearing it on shows or TV or whatever but the grammar is something I really can't get past so yeah.... pls help 감사합니다 :)
Liannman
#6
Chapter 4: are there answers after the exercises, how would we know if we're doing it right?
bluesoulz #7
Chapter 4: I don't get how to read most of the stuff but is the English keyboard different from the Korean keyboard like if I spell 볗ㅎㅇ is it right
LinLin_09 #8
Chapter 4: I se Mark