[Korean grammar] V-(으)ㄴ 지 Time Expressions

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저는 힌국에 온 지 2년이 되었습니다.
It’s been two years since I came to Korea.


담배 끊은 지 한 달 되었어요.
It’s been one month since I stopped smoking.


컴퓨터 게임을 한 지 5시간이 넘었어요.
It’s been five hours since you started playing computer games.


Grammar Focus:
-(으)ㄴ 지 indicates how much time has passed since some situation or action occurred and thus corresponds to ‘since’ in English. It can be expressed in various ways, including -(으)ㄴ 지~ 되다, -(으)ㄴ 지 〜 넘다 and -(으)ㄴ 지 〜 안 되다. When the verb stem ends in a vowel or ㄹ, -ㄴ 지 is used, and when it ends in a consonant, -은 지 is used.




A: 언제부터 한국어를 공부했어요?
When did you start studying Korean?
B: 한국어를 공부한 지 6개월이 되었어요.
It’s been six months since I began studying Korean.

A: 남자 친구와 얼마나 사귀었어요?
How long have you been dating your boyfriend?
B: 사귄 지 3년이 넘었어요.
We’ve been dating for three years.

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