Korean Grammar Patterns

이에요 / 예요 To be (noun) 이/가 — Subject particle Marks the subject 은/는 — Topic particle Marks the topic 을/를 — Object particle Marks the object 에 — Location / Direction At, in, to 에서 — Active location At (doing something) 아요 / 어요 — Present tense Polite present 없어요 / 있어요 To have / not have

았어요 / 었어요 Past tense (으)ㄹ 거예요 Future tense / intention (으)세요 Polite command / request 고 싶어요 Want to (으)면 — If / When Conditional 아서 / 어서 Because / So (cause → result) 도 — Also / Too Inclusive particle 못 — Cannot (inability) Negation of ability

(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 Can / Cannot (ability) (으)ㄴ/는 것 같다 It seems / I think (으)려고 하다 Intend to / Plan to (으)ㄴ 후에 / 고 나서 After doing (으)면서 While doing (simultaneous) 아/어 버리다 Completed action (with feeling) (으)ㄹ게요 I will (promise / offer) (으)ㄴ/는데 Background context connector