VA-(으)면 SNU Korean plus grammar 1B
VA-(으)면
정의 Definition
'-(으)면'
불확실한 사실을 가정하여 말하거나 뒤에 오는 말에 대한 근거나 조건이 됨을 나타내는 연결 어미.
A concatenated ending that assumes an uncertain fact or becomes a basis or condition for words that follow.
문법 Grammar
'VA-(으)면'
동사나 형용사 어간에 붙여 조건이나 가정을 말한다.
It refers to a condition or assumption by attaching it to the stem of a verb or adjective
| 받침O+으면 | 먹다 to eat | 먹으면 |
| 받침X+면 | 슬프다 to be sad | 슬프 |
예문 Example Sentence
- 외국에 살면 그 나라 언어를 배워야 돼요.
If you live abroad, you have to learn the language of that country. - 한국에서 비가 오면 막걸리에 파전을 먹어야 돼요.
When it rains in Korea, you have to eat makgeolli and green onion pancakes. - 배가 아프면 병원에 가야 돼요.
If your stomach hurts, you have to go to the hospital. - 가: 시간 있으면 영화 보러 갈까요?
A: If we have time, shall we go see a movie?
나: 시간 많아요. 하지만 집에서 쉴 거예요.
B: I have a lot of time. But I will rest at home.
*막걸리
Makgeolli, sometimes anglicized to makkoli, is a Korean alcoholic drink. It is a milky, off-white, and lightly sparkling rice wine that has a slight viscosity, and tastes slightly sweet, tangy, bitter, and astringent. Chalky sediment gives it a cloudy appearance.
*파전
Pajeon is a variety of jeon with scallion as its prominent ingredient, as pa means scallion. It is a Korean dish made from a batter of eggs, wheat flour, rice flour, scallions, and often other ingredients depending on the variety. Beef, pork, kimchi, shellfish, and other seafood are mostly used.
SNU Korean plus grammar 1B
