What are Object Particles 을/를 in Korean and How to Use Them? The object particle 을/를 is added to a noun to express that the noun is the...

은/는 (topic particle) designates the topic, or the target of exposition, of a particular sentence or group of sentences. Thus, it takes...

이/가 (subject particle) is attached after noun or pronoun to designate it as the subject of the sentence. For words ending a vowel, 가 is...

How to Use Verbs-지 못해요 and 못 Verbs-아/어요 in Korean   This pattern expresses the subject ’s lack of ability to do something or the fact...

This pattern is added to verbs and adjectives to negate an action or state. It is similar to ‘not’ in English. It can be formed by adding...

Negative sentences can be made either by negating the entire sentence or by negating a word. When making a negative sentence by negating...

This pattern is used to express something or a situation that occurred in the past but did not continue or something separate from the...

Korean Progressive Tense Verbs+고 있다   This pattern expresses the progression or continuation of an action and is the equivalent of...

This pattern is used to express a future plan or intention and means the same as ‘will’ or ‘is going to' in English.   It is formed by...

The past tense form of adjectives and verbs is formed by adding -았/었 to their word stems.   When the word stem ends in the vowel ㅏ or...

-아/어요 style is the informal polite style used mostly in daily life. Compared to the formal polite style -(스) 닙니다 , this style is softer...

The present tense of the formal polite style in Korean is made by adding -(스) 닙니다 to the word stem of adjectives or verbs. It is used...

있다 has two basic meanings. First, it expresses the existence or location of something and means ‘there is/exists something’, ‘something...

이다 is a verb meaning ‘to be’ in English. It is attached directly to a noun, making it the predicate of the sentence. 이다 is used to...