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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sentence Structure @ 9:55 AM

Korean Sentence Structure and Word order

In Korean the structure of sentence is different from English sentences. For example, the word order for the phrase "Chal Chinaessooyo" in Korean means "Well have you been getting on?". Whereas, in English, it should be "Have you been getting on well?"
In general the structure of the Korean sentences is broken down as subject - noun - verb. For example,
"Jon the ball kicked". Jon is the subject, ball is the noun, and kicked is the verb.


"To Go" in order to do sth sentences

There are a few words that you may add to the end of verb stems at the end of sentences. These include

  • -yo (요) which makes sentences polite

  • -ro which means "in order to".

In some cases, the verb stems may in effect end in consonants in which case -uro is utilised.
For example, the sentence "in order to buy bread I am going to the shops" in english is restructured as "bread buy-in order-to the shops go" in Korean.
Unlike English, in Korean, the subject of the sentences like "I" is optional, then the "in order section" is next, which is then followed by "the place you are going".
For instance:

(In English)

I

go to the shops

in-order -to buy bread

(In Korean)

I (optional)

bread buy in-order to

shops to go


The Konglish for this sentence in Korean would be na-do ppang sa-ro kayo (I-do bread buy-in order-to go).

*Note: The construction can only be used in verbs involving 'going' and 'coming'. It cannot be used with other verbs at the end of sentences.




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