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In English, have to is used for strong obligations. For example, I have the obligation (by the rules of the house) to study when my mother says "You have to study". See here for example. On the other …

All three words can be translated by "but" or "however" but how do they differ in meaning and in use? My question applies also to the shortened form of them used to merge two sentences in one: -러나, - …

I know that if V is a verb stem, then V지 않다 is one way to express the negation of V. For example, 먹다: to eat --> 저는 먹어요: I eat 먹지 않다: to not eat --> 저는 먹지 않아요: I don't eat I came across the stru …

지 마세요 is used with a verb V to mean "Don't do V". For example 이거를 먹지 마세요! 맛 없어요. Don't eat this! It is not good. Or 가위를 들고 뛰지 마세요 Don't run with scissors With an adjective A, t …

Is there a grammar rule that explains the change of a name N into this N성? And if so, what changes in meaning does it convey? …

From what I know of Korean grammar, 아/어/여서 means a consequence or a connection (rough English translation: "so"), while 아/어/여고 means a connection ("and") and (으)ㄴ is the adjective form of a descriptive …

(이)라고 하다 is used after a noun to make an indirect quotation. For example, 저는 외국인이라고 했어요. I said that I am a foreigner. Can particles (like 도, 부터,...) be used right before (이)라고 하다? For example, are …

추다 means the verb 'to dance' and 춤 is the noun 'a dance'. 춤 is actually the noun form of 추다, as it is formed by adding the ending (으)ㅁ to the verb stem. I was told that we should say 춤 추다 'to dance a …

This is something that has been puzzling me for a while: 'long time no see' is often expressed by 오랜만이에요. 오랜 means 'a long time' and 이에요 is the present tense form of the verb 이다. So far so good. But …

Both seems to express past experience. For example, 막걸리 마셔 봤어요? Have you tried to drink maggeolli?/Have you ever drunk maggeolli? 서울에 가 봤어요? Have you ever been to Seoul? 생낙지 안 먹어 봤어요 I never neve …

While looking at some 수능 maths questions, I noticed some common pattern using the words 단 and 대하여. Here is an example: 전체집합 U={1,2,3,4,5,6}에 대하여 두 부분집합 A, B는 다음 조건을 만족시킨다. 두 지합 A화 B를 정하는 경우의 수는? (단, …

I am quite confused with the precise meaning of 어야 되다/하다 with the copula 이다. I know that 어야 되다/하다 means an obligation or that a certain condition has to be met. But consider the following examples: …