N만 Indicate a limitation to its preceding noun.

이번 주말에 뭐 할 거예요?

What are you going to do this weekend?

가족들하고 등산을 갈 거예요.

I am going to go hiking with my family.

모두 다 같이 가요?

Are all of you going together?

아니요, 일이 있어서 우리 형만 못 가요.

No, only my elder brother can't go because he has work to do.

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[Korean grammar] ‘ㅅ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)

모기가 물어서 눈이 부었어요.(붓다)
A mosquito bit me, so my eye became swollen.


컵에 커피와 크림, 설탕을 넣고 저어요.(젓다)
I put coffee, cream, and sugar in the cup and stir it all together.


어느 옷이 더 나아요?(낫다)
Which outfit is better?


Grammar Focus:
For a few verb and adjective stems that end in ㅅ, ㅅ is omitted when added to an ending that begins with a vowel.

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[Korean grammar] ‘ㅎ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)

백설공주는 머리는 까맣고 피부는 하얘요.
Snow White has black hair and a white complexion.


왕비는 백설 공주에게 빨간 사과를 줬어요.
The queen gave Snow White a red apple.


왕자는 크고 파란 눈으로 공주를 봤어요.
The prince looked at Snow White with his big blue eyes.


Grammar Focus:
When an adjective stem ending in ㅎ is added to an ending that begins with a vowel, ㅎ is omitted.
1. When endings beginning in vowels other than -아/어 are added to adjective stems ending in ㅎ, ㅎ is omitted.



2. When endings beginning in -아/어 are added to adjective stems ending in ㅎ, ㅎ is omitted, and ㅣ is added.



Although the stems of 좋다 (to be good), 많다 (many), 낳다 (to bear, to give birth to), and 넣다 (to put in, to insert) etc. end in ㅎ they are conjugated regularly.

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[Korean grammar] ‘르’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)

댄 씨는 노래를 잘 불러서 인기가 많아요. (부르다)
Dane is popular because he can sing well.


출근 시간에는 지하철이 버스보다 빨라요.(빠르다)
The subway is faster than the bus during rush hour.


저는 영어를 몰라요.(모르다)
I don’t speak English.


Grammar Focus:
For most verb and adjective stems that end in 르, the ㅡ of 르 is omitted, and an additional ㄹ is added to form ㄹㄹ.

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[Korean grammar] ‘ㄷ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)

음악을 들으면서 운동해요.
I listen to music when I exercise.


돈이 없어서 걸어서 갔어요.
I had no money, so I went by foot.


그 여자에게 전화번호를 물어봤어요.
I asked her for her phone number.


Grammar Focus:
For a few verb stems that end in ㄷ, ㄷ changes to ㄹ when added to an ending that begins with a vowel.

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