Category: Korean

Use this pattern to explain the goal of an action.

Talk about a band, the instruments people play, and the goal they practice for.

These patterns describe doing an action and leaving or keeping its result in place.

A wedding involves invitations, a venue, and things to prepare before leaving home.

Use -고 나서 when the first action is completed before the next action.

A camping trip gives you a clear sequence of tasks: prepare your gear, pitch a tent, and tidy up.

Attach -아/어지다 to an adjective to describe a change in a quality or state.

At an exhibition or a performance, you can name what you see and describe the atmosphere.

Use an adjective stem plus -게 to describe the way an action is done.

An action becomes more useful when you can say how you do it.