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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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~고 as a conjunctive ending

It was said on this question in a comment that 조사 "하고(and)" cannot occur together with to 을/를. So if you want to use "하고(and)", it must be "이것하고 저것을 해" Summarized from a book I have from 연세 Uni …
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What does "가가가가가." (the sentence) mean?

I heard tale of a sentence which is odd but grammatically correct where every word is 가, but each 가 is a different part of speech. I'm also not sure if it's five or six 가s, but I would love to reconn …
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Personification in Korean written/spoken language

While at a coffee shop, I said to my native korean friend 돈이 왔어 The money came in (by itself) ...and the reply was a bewildered, "어?"; however, when the armored car guard passed by our table wit …
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How to choose a conjunctive particle: 와/과, 하고, (이)랑?

(Of course 와/과 is determined by the final consonant of the preceding noun, or lack of it). But, other than that, are these completely interchangeable? Can 와/과, 하고, (이)랑 be chosen regardless of conte …
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What is ~없어서는, how is it used?

This sentence seemes to say the opposite of what it "should" mean. 찬양과 예배의 삶은 신앙인들에게 없어서는 하나님과의 관계이자 생명 그 자체이다 Just to clarify, I'm not confused (hopefully) on these items: 찬양과 예배의 삶은 = a life …
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Does ~ 스럽다 mean "worthy of ~"?

Does ~ 스럽다 mean "worthy of ~"? I'm familiar with and use with some frequency the verb ending 스럽다. I'm trying to contend with and understand the English sentence "I am proud of you" which most will hav …
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"더러" grammar in 알더러 새가 되라는 말처럼 어려울 수 있다 (translation)

I get that "~라는 말처럼 어려울 수 있다" is "it's as hard as saying ~", but 더러 is something I've never encountered before. I'm not even sure what part of speech it is. I do well know that 알 is egg and 섀 is bir …
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