~ Grammar Guidance
Types of Sentences:
1. Declarative
2. Interrogative
3. Imperative and
4. Suggestive
To make such types of sentences, add a terminative ending at the stem of verbs and adjectives. There are many forms and formal expressions below.
-(스)ㅂ니다
This is used to explain the fact at present or a fact in general. If there is no final consonant at the end of the stem it combines with ‘-ㅂ니다’. If there is a final consonant at the end of the stem, it combines with ‘-습니다’.
오다 : 오 + ㅂ니다 → 옵니다
받다 : 받 + 습니다 → 받습니다
Example:
학교에 갑니다. I am going to school.
친구를 만납니다. I am meeting my friend.
아이가 밥들 먹습니다. The child is eating a meal.
-(스)ㅂ니까?
This is used for asking questions. It there is no final consonant at the end of the stem, it combines with ‘-ㅂ니까’. If there is a final consonant at the end of the stem, it combines with ‘-습니까’.
사다 : 사 + ㅂ니까 → 삽니까?
먹다 : 먹 + 습니까 → 먹습니까?
Example:
어디에 갑니까? Where are you going?
무엇을 마십니까? What do you drink?
신문을 읽습니까? Do you read a newspaper?
source courtesy of: Korean grammar in use - beginner ^^
YOU ARE READING
Learn Korean , Learn 한굴 by Hwal-wal
Non-FictionThis book is all about learning korean personally and some of the lessons are made by me base on my studies and other is by the help of some korean links or korean vlog.
