Lesson: Grammar 1.1 - To be or not to be
Equational Expressions That's fancy talk for something which is equal to something else or the "something" IS "something" expression.
I am Nikki.
Steve is American.
Sandy is a student.
This is an apple.
The dictionary form of "To be" is 이다.
When conjugated 이다 takes a few forms. The first being...
after a consonantafter a vowelPolite
Form(Noun)이에요(Noun)예요Formal
Form(Noun)입니다(Noun)ㅂ니다
Topic-comment structure is a basic sentence structure. The concept is simple. Pick a object, person, or idea as the topic, then make a statement or description about the topic.
은 and 는 are particles that are attached to the topic to indicate that this noun is what the statement is about.
은 is used after a consonant.
는 is used after a vowel.
So... to put it all together.
저는 니키예요. - I am Nikki.
그는 이민숩니다 - He is Lee Min-Soo.
저는 미국 사람이에요. - I am American.
샌디 왕은 학생입니다. - Sandy Wang is a student.
Then, the opposite is the Negative Equational or the "Something" IS NOT "something" form.
"To not be" is 아니다 or conjugated 아니에요.
Like the topic particles 은/는, objects have a particle to identify them too. The object is followed by 이/가.
이 after a consonant.
가 after a vowel.
저는 한국 사람(이) 아니에요. - I am not Korean.
저는 센디(가) 아니에요. - I am not Sandy.
Vocabulary
저 - I or Me (humble form)
그 - He
학생 - Student
선생님 - Teacher
보기 - Example
Exercise
With the given information form appropriate sentences.
보기:
이민수 선생님 ≠ 학생
이민수 선생님 = 한국어 선생님
이민수 선생님 은 학생이 아니에요.
이민수 선생님 은 한국어 선생님이에요.
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1) 스티브 윌슨 ≠ 선생님
스티브 윌슨 = 학생
2) 김영미 ≠ 중국 사람
김영미 = 한국 사람
3) 샌디 왕 ≠ 한국 사람
샌디 왕 = 중국 사람
Attach the appropriate ending 예요/이에요 to the following words.
1) 린다 (Linda)
2) 존 (John)
3) 리차드 (Richard)
4) 빌 (Bill)
5) 도날드 (Donald)
6) 아파트 (apartment)
7) 볼펜 (ballpoint pen)
8) 호텔 (hotel)
9) 케익 (cake)
10) 컴퓨터 (computer)
* Reference: Integrated Korean Ch.1
Post your answers to the exercise then try to make your own sentences.
Other members can then correct your mistakes and/or learn new words by reading your practice sentences.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes publicly, just remember to learn from them. :P
I am Nikki.
Steve is American.
Sandy is a student.
This is an apple.
The dictionary form of "To be" is 이다.
When conjugated 이다 takes a few forms. The first being...
after a consonantafter a vowelPolite
Form(Noun)이에요(Noun)예요Formal
Form(Noun)입니다(Noun)ㅂ니다
Topic-comment structure is a basic sentence structure. The concept is simple. Pick a object, person, or idea as the topic, then make a statement or description about the topic.
은 and 는 are particles that are attached to the topic to indicate that this noun is what the statement is about.
은 is used after a consonant.
는 is used after a vowel.
So... to put it all together.
저는 니키예요. - I am Nikki.
그는 이민숩니다 - He is Lee Min-Soo.
저는 미국 사람이에요. - I am American.
샌디 왕은 학생입니다. - Sandy Wang is a student.
Then, the opposite is the Negative Equational or the "Something" IS NOT "something" form.
"To not be" is 아니다 or conjugated 아니에요.
Like the topic particles 은/는, objects have a particle to identify them too. The object is followed by 이/가.
이 after a consonant.
가 after a vowel.
저는 한국 사람(이) 아니에요. - I am not Korean.
저는 센디(가) 아니에요. - I am not Sandy.
Vocabulary
저 - I or Me (humble form)
그 - He
학생 - Student
선생님 - Teacher
보기 - Example
Exercise
With the given information form appropriate sentences.
보기:
이민수 선생님 ≠ 학생
이민수 선생님 = 한국어 선생님
이민수 선생님 은 학생이 아니에요.
이민수 선생님 은 한국어 선생님이에요.
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1) 스티브 윌슨 ≠ 선생님
스티브 윌슨 = 학생
2) 김영미 ≠ 중국 사람
김영미 = 한국 사람
3) 샌디 왕 ≠ 한국 사람
샌디 왕 = 중국 사람
Attach the appropriate ending 예요/이에요 to the following words.
1) 린다 (Linda)
2) 존 (John)
3) 리차드 (Richard)
4) 빌 (Bill)
5) 도날드 (Donald)
6) 아파트 (apartment)
7) 볼펜 (ballpoint pen)
8) 호텔 (hotel)
9) 케익 (cake)
10) 컴퓨터 (computer)
* Reference: Integrated Korean Ch.1
Post your answers to the exercise then try to make your own sentences.
Other members can then correct your mistakes and/or learn new words by reading your practice sentences.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes publicly, just remember to learn from them. :P