Korean Grammar Notes
Korean grammar notes organized in the learning order of the Sejong Korean online courses, from 1A to 6B, with clear explanations, conjugation patterns, and example sentences.
-다면서요?
Confirm something you previously heard: ‘I heard that…, right?’
치고
Describe an exception within a group, or make a statement that applies to the whole group.
-고? / -고요?
Ask a conversational follow-up while leaving the rest of the question understood.
-(으)ㄴ/는지
Express uncertainty about a question or give a possible reason for what follows.
-는대 / -ㄴ대 / -대 / -냬 / -래 / -재
Use common spoken contractions to report statements, questions, commands, and suggestions.
이야
Emphasize that a comment about a noun is obvious, natural, or goes without saying.
에 비하여
Compare something with a noun used as the standard: ‘compared with’ or ‘in comparison with.’
-듯이
Show that one situation resembles or parallels another: ‘just as,’ ‘like,’ or ‘as if.’
-거니와
Acknowledge one fact and add another related point: ‘not only…, but also…’ or ‘moreover.’