Korean Linguistics

The ‘맞-‘ Root

Today, I’m opening up my “treasure box” of knowledge about Korean Morphology. Morphology is a branch…
Prenoun Forming Ending ‘-ㄴ/-은’: Why it’s not just Past Tense

Let’s learn the pre-noun forming ending ‘-ㄴ/-은.’ A pre-noun literally means a word that comes before…
[Verb 6] 나다 vs 내다: Essential Verb Hacks

나다 and 내다 are everywhere in Korean, and today, we’re going to master them once and…
그 Conjunctions: 그리고, 그래서, 그러니까, 그런데 and 그러면 Explained

I want to talk about “그 conjunctions.” All those “그” conjunctions are compound forms, built from…
[Verb Ending -아/-어] -아/-어 있다: Progressive Tense in Korean

Today, we’re building on what we learned before, the progressive tense. But this time, I want…
[Verb 5] 가지다 vs 있다: How to say ‘Have’ in Korean Correctly

Today, let’s talk about two Korean verbs that learners often mix up: 가지다 and 있다. If…
“-고 있다”: Progressive Tense in Korean

The present progressive is less commonly used in Korean than it is in English. Korean use…
[Particle] “-도” The Right Usage

I think many learners misunderstand this particle. So, let’s skip the theory and jump right into…
[Alive or Not 3] Is Korea Alive in Grammar?: -에서 vs -이/-가

I want to talk about subjects in Korean, the doers. Let’s try this one: “한국에서 트럼프…
[Verb 4] 하다 vs 되다

These two verbs must be super confusing for learners: 하다 and 되다. Let me clear that…