한국어 문법
~거든요
You see; because; let me tell you why
~것 같다
I think; it seems; it looks like (everyday spoken hedge)
~게 되다
To come about; to turn out; to end up
~고 싶-
Want to (1st/2nd person desire only — 'I want to' / 'do you want to?'; for he/she swap to ~고 싶어하-)
~고 있다
Be -ing (progressive aspect)
~기(는)커녕
Let alone; far from -ing
~기는 하다
It is indeed... (acknowledging a point, with an implied 'but')
~기 때문(에)
Because (formal/written; not for commands or apologies — use ~(으)니까 or ~아/어서 there)
~기/게 마련이다
Is bound to; is doomed to; is expected to; is normal to
~기 십상이다
It is easy to
~기에
Because (literary; spoken Korean uses ~길래)
~기(에) 망정이지
Fortunately... otherwise (often paired with 하마터면 ~(으)ㄹ 뻔했다)
~기 위해(서) / ~기 위한 / 을/를 위해(서)
For the sake of; in order to (formal purpose)
~기 전(에)
Before doing (chronological 'before'; pairs with ~(으)ㄴ 후에 for 'after')
~(으)ㄴ/는 김에
While you're at it; seeing as; since you're (already) doing X
~(으)ㄴ/는 한
As long as / as far as / to the extent that — bounds a claim by what's expressed in the modifier
~(으)ㄴ/는 셈이다
Amounts to; effectively; basically; as good as
~(으)ㄴ/는 적이/일이 있다 / 없다
Ever / never (have done; do/don't ever)
~(으)ㄴ 채(로)
As it is; with/without (a verb's state held while doing something else)
~(으)ㄴ 다음(에) / ~(으)ㄴ 뒤(에) / ~(으)ㄴ 후(에)
After doing (chronological 'after'; pairs with ~기 전에 for 'before')
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