Max
Deconstruct the grammar of any language. Korean.

So these sentences can help to deconstruct things like sentence structure, direct and indircet object, tenses, plurals and other things (depending on the language).

 

Could you help me translating these 13 sentences into Korean?

 

1) The apple is red.

2) It is John's apple.

3) I give John the apple.

4) We give him the apple.

5) He gives John the apple.

6) She gives it to him

7) Is the apple red?

8) The apples are red.

9) I must give it to him.

10) I want to give it to her.

11) I'm going to know tomorrow.

12) I can't eat the apple.

13) I ate the apple

Jul 21, 2015 3:21 PM
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I think Korean has two important features compared to English. A form of verb is changing a lot according to the context, situaions. I don't use specific words for 'can', 'must' or etc. Some rules of modifying verbs are replacing them. The other thing is postpositional particles. Except for verbs in a sentence, a list of nouns is respectively combined with specific markers so that I can clearly understand its role in the sentence. For example, (은)는/(이)가 are subjective markers, and (을)를 are direct objective markers while ~에게 is the indirect objective marker. When I hear "사과 나 먹어요," I would be confused a bit. But I will correct "사과(object: 를)' 나(subject: 는) 먹어요." by adding their obvious roles/meanings. I used to think there are no specific positions for nouns. so I might have to take more time to understand the clear meaning without these markers.

 

But when I use English, I imagine things in a order.

July 22, 2015
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Thank you very very much 성흠 (or is it 성음?). Honestly, my Korean will sryrocket after I have worked my way through these sentences. The only thing I have to do now to get to a level of basic conversations is learning vocab. Everthing else will fall into place with this basis of understanding. 

So again, thanks a lot. I would really recommend anyone to try this method for whatever language you're learning!

 

Love, 
Max 

July 23, 2015
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For the casual speech style only.

 

1) The apple is red.
사과는 빨개요.
* 빨갛다 (basic verb.) → 빨가(ㅎ drop)+ㅣ→ 빨개 (contraction) → 빨개요 (casual speech style)
https://sites.google.com/site/youriconicfoods/home/east-asia/korea/korean-language/informal-polite-speech-style

 

2) It is John's apple.
이것은(이건) or 그것은(그건) 존의 사과예요.
https://sites.google.com/site/youriconicfoods/home/east-asia/korea/korean-language/i-this-geu-that-jeo-that-over-there

 

3) I give John the apple.
나는(난) or 내가 존에게 사과를 줘요.
* 주+어+요= 줘요, 주+어+ㅆ어+요=줬어요, 주+(으)ㄹ 거예요.
https://sites.google.com/site/youriconicfoods/home/east-asia/korea/korean-language/03-verb-tenses

 

4) We give him the apple.
우리는 그에게 사과를 줘요.
* I don't usually say he(그) or she(그녀) unless the gender of the person is important in some situations.

 

5) He gives John the apple.
그 사람은 존에게 사과를 줘요.

6) She gives it to him
그녀는 그것을(그걸) 그에게 줘요.

7) Is the apple red?
사과는 빨개요?

8) The apples are red.
사과들은 빨개요.

9) I must give it to him.
나는 그걸 그에게 줘야 해요.
* should/must = verb stem + 아/어/여 + ~야 하다.

 

10) I want to give it to her.
나는 그걸 그녀에게 주고 싶어요.
* want to = verb stem + 고 싶다.

 

11) I'm going to know tomorrow.
나는 내일 (무엇을??) 알 거예요.

12) I can't eat the apple.
나는 사과를 먹을 수 없어요.
* can/cannot = verb stem + (으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다.

 

13) I ate the apple
나는 (그) 사과를 먹었어요.
* I don't usually 그 사과 unless it is the very specific thing in this conversation.

 

July 22, 2015
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1) The apple is red.

그 사과는 빨갛다.

2) It is John's apple.

이 사과는 존의 것이다.

3) I give John the apple.

나는 존에게 그 사과를 주었다.

4) We give him the apple.

우리는 그에게 그 사과를 주었다.

5) He gives John the apple.

그는 존에게 그 사과를 주었다.

6) She gives it to him

그녀는 그것을 그에게 주었다.

7) Is the apple red?

그 사과는 빨개요?

8) The apples are red.

그 사과들은 빨갛다.

9) I must give it to him.

나는 그에게 그것을 반드시 주어야해.

10) I want to give it to her.

나는 그녀에게 그것을 주고싶어.

11) I'm going to know tomorrow.

내일 알게 될거같어 ( im not sure this sentence is right in korean)

12) I can't eat the apple.

나는 그 사과를 먹을 수 없어요.

13) I ate the apple

나 그 사과 먹었었어.

July 22, 2015

Wow thanks a lot! You don't know how much this helps me! :) Love, Max

July 22, 2015