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Questions about the rules that govern and structure the language, and the composition of clauses, phrases and sentences. Also pertains to the syntax and morphology of the Korean language.

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What is the difference between -지 않다, -지 못하다, and -ㄹ/을 수 없다?

One aspect of Korean that seems to cause issues for beginners is how to correctly say they will not/cannot do something. (Personally, I feel I use them correctly, but this is a really common issue I c …
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How can one use the post position -(이)라든지?

Most uses of -(이)라든지 that I have seen are used in the context of "either this or that" 치킨이라든지 피자라든지 미국 음식을 먹고 싶다. (I want to eat American food, whether it be chicken or pizza). However, it seems tha …
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Usage of N+(으)로 하여금 to show causation

I am trying to better understand how to use the form N+(으)로 하여금 to show causation. In many usages I've seen, N+(으)로 하여금 seems to emphasize a causation being effected on a grammatical object. Two examp …
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Negative form of verbs. -하지 않다 versus -치 않다

In my Korean readings, I occasionally come across the verb ending -치 않다. As I understand it, this is a shortened form of -하지 않다. However, I have never seen this used with action verbs, only descript …
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