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The object of the verb '가다' can be some nouns with '을/를'. For example, 여행을 가다 go for trip 신혼여행을 가다 go for honeymoon 고향을 가다 go to hometown When you want to use a verb as an object of the verb '가다', …

There is an expression '-아/어/여서는 안 되다', which means 'should not'. It is similar with '-(으)면 안 되다' that has more strong meaning like 'must not'. The verbs with 하다 or the verb 하다 come with '여서는 안 되다' …

입교식 has the same meaning with 입학식 but 입교식 is not commonly used. As you said, 입학식이 4월 초에 시작됩니다 is not correct because 입학식 happens just one day. But this sentence implies that 입학식 starts in April and …

'이자' = ~이다 + -자 -자 is a conjunctive ending that indicate having another qualification in addition to the one. 그는 시인이자 소설가이다. He is a poet and a novelist at the same time. 그는 친구이자 스승이다. He is a …

-기는 하다 is used to support the positive statement in the first clause but it describes the opposite statement in the second clause. 이 셔츠는 예쁘기는 하지만 비싸요. This shirt is pretty but expensive. 저는 힘들기는 하지 …

있다기에 = 있다 + 기에 기에 is a conjunctive ending to indicate a cause, factor and reason. ex) 효과가 있다기에 -> 해 보는 거예요. Because I heard it is good for relaxing my eyes -> so I'm trying this. 친구가 왔다기에 -> 인사하 …

있다 can be used as an auxiliary verb behind another verb, like -고 있다. It means that the action that the front verb indicate is continuing or the result of the action keeps going. So when the mom said …

It is used 1) when the contents of the following sentence are either contrary to each other or simply different OR 2)in order to show an additional fact. 그런가 하면 can be translated and used in the dif …

It's because of the difference between -ㄹ 수 없다 and -지 못하다. Korean people usually use -ㄹ 수 없다 and -지 못하다 without distinction...... but anyway there is a subtle difference between them. '-ㄹ 수 없다' indic …

'이다', verbs, adjectives or ‘-으시-’, ‘-었-’, ‘-겠-’ + -잖아요 있잖아요 = 있(다) + 잖아요 이잖아요 = 이(다) + 잖아요 => VLIVE 하면 하는 거(것이) + 있다(there is) + 잖아요 (o) VLIVE 하면 하는 거(것이) + 이다(is) + 잖아요 (x) "That's what we d …

Refer to Definition 19! The meaning is "To be all right or no problem". If you are confused, you may see the sentence structure. 19th meaning needs the structure, "1이 2-면 되다", like the examples there. …

If you want to use 반말, you need to change the other words in addition to omitting -(으)시-. 아빠, 밥 먹었어? (Dad, have you eaten? 밥 먹어? is not the same because it means 'are you going to eat' or 'are you eat …

~도록 can be attached to some adjectives or verbs to have the meaning of "so that" or "in order to". "키우도록" in the quated sentence "이 꽃을 잘 키우도록 하루에 한 번 물을 줘야 한다." is "키우다" + "~도록" But the problem her …

The literal meaning of "How are you doing?" is something like 너 어떻게 하고 있어요?. But it does not perfectly match with the real meaning of "How are you doing" in English and even sounds unnatural in Korean …

펜이 있는 사람 means 'a man who has a pen' or 'a man with a pen'. ex) 동생이 있는 사람 / 차가 있는 친구 / 많은 경험이 있는 선생님 있다 has many different meanings and there is no equivalent expression in English for each usage. …