Monthly Archives: August 2010

Positive Imperative Negative Imperative Informal Do – 해 (hae) Don’t – 하지마 (ha-ji-ma) Formal Do – 해요(hae-yo) Don’t – 하지마요 (ha-ji-ma-yo) Honorific Do – 하세요(ha-se-yo) Don’t – 하지마세요 (ha-ji-ma-se-yo) Informal negative Rule : Take 다 (da) off from basic form … Continue reading →

Korean imperatives have three types. They are informal, formal, honorific imperatives. Imperative Positive Informal Do – 해 (hae) Formal Do – 해요 (hae-yo) Honorific Do – 하세요 (ha-se-yo) The informal form is used among very close friends or when talking … Continue reading →

Korean is probably the only language that has an honorific grammatically. 1. In honorific sentence 시 (shi) added to the verb. Go – 가다 (ga-da) – 가시다 (ga-shi-da) Come -오다 (oh-da) – 오시다 (oh-shi-da) Wear – 입다 (ib-da) – 입으시다 … Continue reading →

Negative Sentences Basic negative word is 아니다 (not). Basic Sentence: A is B——–A 는 B입니다 Negative Sentence : A is not B. —-  A는 B가(이) 아닙니다. If Word B has a bottom consonant, we use 이. If Word B has … Continue reading →