Q: How to use 때문에 and 기 때문에 in Korean?

The suffix -때문에 is used with nouns : 나쁜날씨때문에 나는 기분이 안좋아.| Because of the bad weather, I don’t feel good. The suffix -기 떄문에 is used with verbs and adjectives: 춥기때문에 난방을 틀었어. | Because it is cold, I started the heater.

Q: How to say "but" in Korean?

In Korean, there are four conjunctions for but/however: - 하지만 - 그렇지만 - 그런데 - 그러나 All of these essentially have the same meaning as but/however, but each has a different level of formality. For example: 그러나 is considered the most formal conjunction among the four and is used in a report or public speech. 그런데 could be considered as the least formal one and also used to mean ‘by the way’. -- Learn how to say but in Korean here.

Q: What are some Korean sentence structure?

Here are the 3 most basic Korean sentence structure: #1 || Subject + Verb #2 || Subject + Object + Verb #3 || Subject + Noun / Adjective -- Learn more about Korean sentence structure here.

Q: How to make negative sentences in Korean?

Expressing ‘not’. For verbs and adjectives. Add ‘안’ or ‘-지 않아요’ in front of them. Example: 지수는 초콜릿을 좋아하지 않아요. Expressing ‘cannot’. For verbs only. Add 못’or ‘-지 못해요’ in front of the verb. Example: 저는 수영을 못 해요. Expressing ‘do not know’. The word ‘to know’ in Korean is ‘알다’. However, we rarely apply the methods of case 1 and case 2 for this word. Instead, we use the word ‘몰라요’ Example: 나는 그녀의 연락처를 몰라요. Expressing ‘not have’. When we make a sentence to talk about the absence of something, we would use ‘없어요’. Example: 공원에 사람들이 거의 없어요. -- Learn more about Korean negative form here.

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Question 1

How to say "because" in Korean?

Accepted Answer

There are four different families of ‘suffixes’ that mean ‘because’ in Korean:

-서/-아서/-어서/-해서

-으니까/-니까

-때문에/-기 떄문에

-느라고

Essentially, all these suffixes can be used to mean ‘because’, but each of them also has some specific domain of use.

Question 2

How to use 때문에  and 기 때문에  in Korean?

Accepted Answer

The suffix -때문에 is used with nouns:

나쁜날씨때문에 나는 기분이 안좋아.| Because of the bad weather, I don’t feel good.

The suffix -기 떄문에 is used with verbs and adjectives:

춥기때문에 난방을 틀었어. | Because it is cold, I started the heater.

Question 3

How to say "but" in Korean?

Accepted Answer

In Korean, there are four conjunctions for but/however:

- 하지만

- 그렇지만

- 그런데

- 그러나

All of these essentially have the same meaning as but/however, but each has a different level of formality. For example:

그러나 is considered the most formal conjunction among the four and is used in a report or public speech.

그런데 could be considered as the least formal one and also used to mean ‘by the way’.

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Learn how to say but in Korean here.

Question 4

What are some Korean sentence structure?

Accepted Answer

Here are the 3 most basic Korean sentence structure:

#1 || Subject + Verb

#2 || Subject + Object + Verb

#3 || Subject + Noun / Adjective

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Learn more about Korean sentence structure here.

Question 5

How to make negative sentences in Korean?

Accepted Answer

Expressing ‘not’. For verbs and adjectives. Add ‘안’ or ‘-지 않아요’ in front of them.

Example: 지수는 초콜릿을 좋아하지 않아요.

Expressing ‘cannot’. For verbs only. Add 못’or ‘-지 못해요’ in front of the verb.

Example: 저는 수영을 못 해요.

Expressing ‘do not know’. The word ‘to know’ in Korean is ‘알다’. However, we rarely apply the methods of case 1 and case 2 for this word. Instead, we use the word ‘몰라요’

Example: 나는 그녀의 연락처를 몰라요.

Expressing ‘not have’. When we make a sentence to talk about the absence of something, we would use ‘없어요’.

Example: 공원에 사람들이 거의 없어요.

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Learn more about Korean negative form here.

Question 6

Can I learn Korean with LTL?

Accepted Answer

Of course! We teach Korean online on our Flexi Classes platform.

And even have a 7 Day Free Trial!

We also offer Korean Courses in Seoul, for both group and individual classes.

Contact us for more details and start your language learning journey.

Grammar Point	Pattern	Example
Because in Korean	Verb / adjective ending with 아 + 서	내가 가서 파티가 끝났어
But in Korean	Phrase 1 + 하지만 + Phrase 2	나는 졸리다. 하지만 나는 숙제를 끝내야 한다.
Age in Korean	몇 년 생이세요?	올해 26살 에요.
Expressing desire with 싶다 & 원하다	Verb + ~하기를 원하다	그녀는 주말에 수영 하기를 원한다.
Korean plurals with 들	Noun + 들	아이들
Using adjectives in Korean	Subject (은/는/이/가) + Infinitive Adjective	수진이는 예쁘다.
Telling time in Korean	Hour + Minute (+Half)	여섯 시 삽십 분
Writing dates in Korean	Year + Month + Day	2024년 4월 14일

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