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Hello, this is Admin Hee. Today’s grammar will be regular conjugation.
Regular conjugation
The regular change of form of predicate in Korean grammar such as verbs and adjectives. At this point the predicate of a clause is the part of it that is not the subject and it consists of a stem and ending.
-Stem : unchanging part of the predicate
보- is the stem of the forms ‘보다’, ‘보니’, ‘보고’
-Ending : changing part
-다. -니, -고 is the ending of the forms ‘보다’, ‘보니’, ‘보고’
1. ‘ㅡ’ Elision (’ㅡ’ 탈락)
‘ㅡ’ is elided in front of the stem ‘-아/어’, ‘-았/었-’
- 담그- + -아 = 담가
- 슬프- + -어 = 슬퍼
- 아프다 + 아서/어서 = 아파서
Such verbs or adjectives like 끄다, 크다, 바쁘다, 따르다 are examples.
2. ‘ㄹ‘ Elision (’ㄹ’ 탈락)
When the last sound of the stem ‘ㄹ’ meets ‘ㄴ,ㅂ,ㅅ,오’ , it gets elided too.
- 살- + -는 = 사는
- 살- + -ㅂ니다 = 삽니다
- 살- + -오 = 사오
살다, 놀다, 울다, 불다, 얼다, 멀다 and so on are the examples.
Additionally, nouns that ends up with consonant ‘ㄹ’, gets elided when it is combined with ‘ㄴ,ㅅ’ which is the first sound of the next word. This is not about the conjugation of verbs and adjectives but are also called ‘ㄹ’ 탈락.
- 버들+나무 = 버드나무
- 솔+나무 = 소나무
- 딸+님 = 따님
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Long time no see! This is Admin Hee. This time I’m going to tell you about special day in Korea.
Dongjinnal(동짓날) is the 22nd season of the 24th season, with the longest nights and shortest days of the year. Usually it is around December 21 or 22 in solar calendar when the sun is located at 270 degrees southbound of the equator. Also the cold starts to get stronger from this time.
The celebration was so important that it was recognized as the second most important day after Lunar New Year’s Day. This perception made such words like “You’ll get a year older if the winter solstice passes.” or “You have to eat red bean porridge to get one year older. Here we can see what we eat this day.
The picture you see right above is red bean porridge. Boil red beans to make porridge and put something like rice cakes made of glutinous rice and boil them together. Even though family members gathered and ate together, people had more diverse thoughts at that time. For example, they thought the red color of red beans drove away evil spirits. It was also effective in boosting immunity and overcoming the cold.
Like I said above, the celebration was so big this day. Let’s take a look how they celebrated in palace. They hosted a banquet called Hoeryeyon and appointed talented people by conducting the test ; civil service examination called gwageoje.
For ordinary people, they cooked red bean porridge not to get old and not to get sick. Also there was a custom in which daughters-in-low used to make Korean socks to their mother-in-law.
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유행 - trend
스타일 - style
대중 - public
정장 - suit
청바지 - (blue) jeans
겉옷 - outer clothing
가디건 - cardigan
코트 - coat
스웨터 - sweater
평상복 - casual
운동복 같은 - sporty
소가죽 - cowhide
리넨, 아마 섬유 - linen
예스럽다 - vintage(빈티지)
상징 – logo(로고)
소매 - sleeve
시즌 컬러 - season color
헐렁한 - baggy
(길이가) 무릎까지 오는 - knee-length
초라한 - tacky
슬랙스 - slacks
단화 - loafers
블라우스 - blouse
액세서리 - accessory
보석 - jewel
입다 - put on
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대학교 - University
*Uni (the abbreviation of University)
캠퍼스 - Campus
도서관 - Library
학생 식당 - School Cafeteria
학생 기숙사 - student dormitory / a residential hall for students
학비 - school expenses
시간표 - Timetable
장학금 - Scholarship
교과서 - Textbook
학점 - Credit (이수단위)
- Grade(성적)
동아리 - Club
명문대학 - Prestigious university
단과대학 - College
전문대학 - Junior college
대학원 - Graduate school
학사 - College graduate
석사 - Master
박사 - Doctorate
종강 - Finish a course
전공 - Major
학과 - Department
이력서 - Resume
학생회 - Student council
교수 - Professor
학기 - Semester
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