[Korean grammar] 관형형 -(으)ㄴ/-는/-(으)ㄹ N: Changes in Parts of Speech

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가방이 예뻐요. 그 가방을 사고 싶어요.
That purse is pretty. I want to buy that purse.
一> 예쁜 가방을 사고 싶어요.
I want to buy a pretty purse.

소파에서 사람이 자요. 그 사람이 누구예요?
There’s someone sleeping on the sofa. Who is that person?
一> 소파에서 자는 사람이 누구예요?
Who is that person (who is) sleeping on the sofa?

오늘 저녁에 한국 음식을 먹을 거예요. 그 음식이 뭐예요?
We’ll have a Korean dish for dinner today. What’s the dish?
一> 오늘 저녁에 먹을 한국 음식이 뭐예요?
What’s the Korean dish (that) we’ll have for dinner today?


Grammar Focus:
This pattern is added to verbs and adjectives to allow them to function as noun modifiers. The English equivalent is ‘that’ or ‘who’. For present tense adjectives and past tense verbs,  -(으)ㄴ is added to the stem, for present tense verbs, -는 is added, and for future tense verbs, -(으)ㄹ is added. The negative forms are made by adding -지 않은 to the stem for adjectives, and -지 않는 to the stem for verbs.





A: 어떤 영화를 좋아해요? What kind of movies do you like?
B: 재미있는 영화를 좋아해요. I like funny movies.

A: 지금 커피를 마시는 사람이 누구예요?
Who is the person (who is) drinking coffee?
B: 제 친구예요.  My friend.

A: 어제 식당이 어땠어요?
How was the restaurant (that) you went to yesterday?
B: 친절한 서비스 때문에 기분이 좋았어요.
It was nice because of the good service.

A: 주말에 왜 못 만나요? Why can’t you meet up during the weekend?
B: 일이 너무 많아서 못 만나요.
I have so many things (that I have) to do that I can’t meet up.

When two or more adjectives are used in succession, only the final adjective is conjugated to a noun modifier form.
• 착해요. 그리고 예뻐요. 그런 여자를 좋아해요.
(Someone who is) sincere. And pretty. I like that kind of girl.
->착한 예쁜 여자를 좋아해요. (X)
   착하고 예쁜 여자를 좋아해요. (〇) I like a girl who is sincere and pretty.

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