Korean Through Folktales

[Chapter 1] Heungbu And Nolbu 제 1 과 흥부와 놀부 _______________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Go t o Table of Contents Korean Through Folktale 갖다주다 갖다줘 ( ㅜ + ㅓ = ㅝ ) 갖다줬어요 되다 되어 / 돼 ( ㅚ + ㅓ à ㅙ ) 되었어요 / 됐어요 부러뜨리다 부러뜨려 ( ㅣ + ㅓ à ㅕ ) 부러뜨렸어요 미안하다 미안해 ( 하 + ㅏ à 해 ) 미안했어요 2. Level 2: NounModifiers • In Korean, a noun modifier precedes the noun it modifies and gives it a description. In writing, don’t forget to leave space between the modifier and the noun. • When forming a noun modifier from a verb, consider: 1) whether the given verb is a descriptive or an action verb; and 2) the tense. Then add the appropriate form to its verb stem (VS) as presented in the table: Tense Verbs Past Present Future Action Verbs AVS + ㄴ / 은 AVS + 는 AVS + ㄹ / 을 Descriptive Verbs DVS+ 던 (meaning: ‘ used to be DVS’) DVS + ㄴ / 은 DVS + ㄹ / 을 • Here are example phrases from Version 2 of the story. The underlined part modifies the noun in green: