Korean Grammar: Connective Endings for Adjectives, Verbs, Nouns

Connective Endings for Adjectives, Verbs, Nouns

Today's grammar topic discusses expressions with adjective -은대, verb -는대, and noun -인대, which are connective endings used for linking sentences. This includes:

• Adjective 은대 / Verb 는대 / Noun 인대 are used to connect a preceding sentence that explains the context or background to a following sentence that suggests, requests, or presents a new fact or opinion.
• These connective endings are useful in a sentence to explain the background or situation, and then suggest or discuss a proposal or new facts.

Example Analysis

• In "날씨도 좋은데 우리 만날까요?" (The weather is nice, shall we meet?), the adjective 좋다 (good) + 은대 is used to suggest meeting based on the background of the weather being nice.
• In "예쁜 카페를 아는데 거기에 가요." (I know a pretty cafe, let’s go there.), the verb 안다 (know) + 는대 is used to propose going there based on the background of knowing a pretty cafe.
• In "저는 학생인데 언니는 직장인이에요." (I am a student and my sister is a worker.), the noun 학생 (student) + 인대 is used to describe the contrasting facts that I am a student and my sister is a worker.

Combination with Adjectives and Verbs

• The combination of adjectives and verbs is explained in present and past tense forms.
• In the present tense, the connective ending changes depending on the presence of a final consonant in the verb stem.
• In past tense, it combines with the past tense ending.

Practice Exercises

The exercises help practice changing the words in brackets into their correct connective ending forms for present and past tense.

Conclusion

In this lesson, we learned about sentence linking through the expressions with adjective 은대, verb 는대, and noun 인대. These grammatical structures are useful for explaining the background or situation in a sentence, and then discussing a suggestion or new facts.