Learn Korean Korean Grammar Basics 2

Question 1

What does the particle '에 (e)' indicate in Korean?

Accepted Answer

Location/destination (static location or direction)

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The subject of the sentence

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Time duration

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Possession

Question 2

What is the difference between '에 (e)' and '에서 (eseo)' in Korean?

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에 marks static location/destination; 에서 marks where an action takes place

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에 marks past tense; 에서 marks present tense

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에 marks subject; 에서 marks object

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There is no difference

Question 3

Which Korean verb means 'to exist' or 'to have' for people and animals?

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있다 (itda)

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없다 (eopda)

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이다 (ida)

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되다 (doeda)

Question 4

What is the Korean word for 'to be' when connecting a noun to a description (copula)?

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이다 (ida)

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있다 (itda)

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되다 (doeda)

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하다 (hada)

Question 5

Which tense ending changes a Korean verb stem to past tense in polite speech?

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-았어요/-었어요 (-asseoyo/-eosseoyo)

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-겠어요 (-gesseoyo)

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-아요/-어요 (-ayo/-eoyo)

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-고 있어요 (-go isseoyo)

Question 6

What does the ending '-고 싶어요 (-go sipeoyo)' express in Korean?

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A desire or want to do something

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A past completed action

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A future plan

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An ongoing action