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[Infinitive] 안 + (동사), (동사) + 지 않다 (do/does not, will not)

"안~" or "~지 않다" means that somebody does not verb, usually because he/she does not want to do it. It is also used to explain a habit of not doing something. "그는 운동을 안 한다." or …

[Demonstrative-pronoun] 이곳/그곳/저곳/여기/저기/거기 (here/there/there/here/there/there)

"이곳/그곳/저곳" are combinations of "이/그/저" and '~곳', which means a "place". "여기/거기/저기" have the same meaning, respectively and are used very often. "이곳/여기" means "h…

[Demonstrative-pronoun] 이것/그것/저것 (this/the/that)

"이것/그것/저것" are demonstrative pronouns, meaning this/that is placed before noun. These are combinations of "이/그/저" and '~것' , which means a "thing". We do not use "이것/그것/저…

[Demonstrative-prenoun] 이/그/저 + (명사) (this/the/that + (noun))

"이" means "this", "저" means "that", and "그" means "the". We use "이" when somebody/somethings is near the speaker(and listener). We use "그" when somebody/somethings is near the listener but f…

[Postposition] ~로/으로 (with/by)

We use "~로/으로" after a noun, meaning "with/by" noun. When the noun indicates a means to do something with, it means "~를 가지고/with". When the noun is a means or transportation, it means "~…

[Postposition] ~로/으로 (to/toward)

We use "~로/으로" after a noun to indicate the direction of movement. The nouns can be directions (left, right, south, east, etc) or specific locations. When the verb stem ends in a consonant, we a…

[Postposition] (명사) + 이다/다, (명사) + 이/가 아니다 (be/be not (noun))

"~이다/다" comes after a noun, meaning "be + noun". Other postpositions have fixed forms but "~이다/다" can have various endings just like verbs and adjectives. The negative form is "~이/가 …

[Postposition] (명사/동사) + 나/이나/거나 ((noun/verb) or)

"나/이나/거나" comes after a noun or a word stem of a verb.; There are mainly two situations that we use "나/이나/거나". First, we list more than two (and choose one). Second, your choice/su…

[Postposition] (명사) + 까지 (to (noun))

When "~까지" comes after a noun related to a place, it becomes the ending point of an action. It can be used with "~에서". The noun can be related to not only a place, but also a specific time. In…

[Postposition] (명사) + 에서 (in/at/from (noun))

"~에서" comes after a noun related to a place and means that an event is happening there. When "noun + ~에서" is followed by a verb implying directions (go, come, etc.), Noun becomes the starting …

[Postposition] (명사) + 에 [장소] (at/on/into/toward (noun))

"~에" comes after a noun related to noun related to a place. It is usually used in the form of "~에 있다/없다" and represents the location of a subject. It also means to/toward when used with ve…

[Postposition] (명사) + 에 [시간] (at/on/in (noun))

"~에" comes after a noun related to specific time. We do not use "~에" with "어제(yesterday)", "오늘(today)", "내일(tomorrow)", "모레(the day after tomorrow)". "아침에" is "in the mornin…

[Postposition] (명사) + 와/과, 하고, 랑 (with (noun))

"~와/과" comes after a person/people, and means "with", "together". "~하고" and "~랑" have the same meaning, but these two are more often used in casual conversation. When the noun ends in a vowe…

[Postposition] (명사) + 의 (possessive case postposition)

"~의" is used between two nouns and represents the belonging/posession/relation. "A의 B" means "A's B", or "B of A". It is usually pronouned as "에", and we often drop it in casual conversation. "…

[Postposition] (명사) + 에 vs 에게 (to (noun))

"~에게" can be used after an animal, too. However, when the object cannot move by itself (plants, things, etc.) we use "~에" instead of "~에게". Also, when the object is an organization/society/g…