Korean Through Folktales

[Chapter 1] Heungbu And Nolbu 제 1 과 흥부와 놀부 _______________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Go t o Table of Contents Korean Through Folktale • Past tense in the informal-polite form : Add ㅆ어요 to VCS = VCS+ ㅆ어요 • Here is a table with some of the verbs in the story. What is in the parentheses shows vowel contractions, some deviations, or exceptions to the general rule described above: Verbs in Dictionary Form VCS Past Tense (VCS+ ㅆ어요 ) 살다 살아 ( ㅏ + ㅏ à ㅏ ) 살았어요 N 이다 N 이어 ; N 여 N 이었어요 ; N 였어요 착하다 착해 ( 하 + ㅏ à 해 ) 착했어요 나쁘다 나빠 ( ㅏ + ㅡ + ㅓ = ㅏ + ㅏ ) 나빴어요 돌아가시다 돌아가셔 ( ㅣ + ㅓ à ㅕ ) 돌아가셨어요 슬프다 슬퍼 ( ㅡ + ㅡ + ㅓ = ㅡ + ㅓ ) 슬펐어요 쫓아내다 쫓아내 ( ㅐ + ㅓ à ㅐ ) 쫓아냈어요 가난하다 가난해 ( 하 + ㅏ à 해 ) 가난했어요 도와주다 도와줘 ( ㅜ + ㅓ = ㅝ ) 도와줬어요