Saturday, July 19, 2008

한글 2: Conjugating verbs and using sentence particles

Hi, we're back!
So let's figure out how to conjugate verbs that end in 다.
First, here's a recap of the 다 verbs we learned last time:
먹다 -> 먹어요
마시다-> 마셔요
만들다-> ?? (you'll have to figure it out)
I'd like to add one more which is 살다 (to live) which conjugates as 살아요.

!!The 요 form is basically verb stem + 어/아 요.!!

1. 먹다 The first step with any 다 verb is to remove 다. That leaves 먹. The vowel sound is ㅓ and there is a final constant, ㄱ. Therefore, you must add another syllable, 어. Then you attach 요. So here we go...
먹다 -> 먹 -> 먹어 -> 먹어요

2. 마시다 The ㅣ vowel also takes 어 as the following sound. However, unlike 먹다, there is no final consonant. If you conjugate it normally, it would be 마시어요 right? That doesn't sound awesome though, so it is contracted to 마셔요. 이 + 어 = 여 for some reason.
마시다 -> 마시 -> 미시어 -> 미시어요 -> 마셔요

3. 만들다 This one works basically the same as 먹다. Can you guess how it's conjugated?
만들다 ->만들 -> ?? The answer appears at the end of this entry!

4. 살다 So far all the verbs have had 어, 이, and 으 vowel sounds. However, this one is 아. That means you must use 아요.
살다 -> 살 -> 살아요

5. 오다 (to come) Here's another one for good measure. 오 sounds in the verb also take 아요. However, there is no final consonant. So, like 마시다, this verb will be squished together with the 아요 part.
오다 -> 오 -> 오아요 -> 와요

!!Conclusion: Verbs with 어, 우, 이 vowel sounds take 어요. Verbs with 아 and 오 vowel sounds take 아요.!!
You may be wondering about the other vowel sounds, but we'll get to those when we do.

Try conjugating these!
1. 웃다
2. 치다
3. 입다

Using the right sentence particle

We learned these: 는/은, 가/이, 를/을.

1. 는/은
Words that end in a vowel take 는, words that end in a consonant take 은.
For example:
나는, 재수는, 엄마는
재현은, 현숙은, 미경은

2. 가/이
This one is the same.
내가, 오빠가, 언니가
동생이, 밥이, 하늘이

3. 를/을
Same same...
너를, 우리를, 케이크를
부모님을, 하늘을, 공을

Answer to the above question: 만들다 -> 만들어요

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