5 Difficult but Must-Know Korean Sentence Endings

Hello everyone. Welcome back to Just Learn Korean. Today, I'm going to teach you 5 difficult but must-know Korean sentence endings. If you really want to understand real Korean conversations, Korean dramas, K-pops, or sound more like a native, then you need to learn these Korean sentence endings. Please remember you can find more about Korean sentence endings in the video How to Make Korean Sentences Key Rule Number 2. 거든, 거든요. 웃는데, 웃는데요. 던데, 던데요. 더라고, 더라고요. 다. They are all used in informal context to express facts or your feelings and thoughts by adding nuance, which is not easy to notice for Korean learners. I will show you the example sentences first. Have a guess what they mean. 거든, 거든요 have 3 different meanings. Let's start with the first one. That's not true. 내 말이 맞거든? 제 말이 맞거든요? Did you drink my milk? 안 마셨거든? 안 마셨거든요? Don't eat my sandwich. 안 먹을 거거든? 안 먹을 거거든요? 거든, 거든요 are used to emphasize a fact, feeling, or thought that are different or opposing to what the listener just said or asked. That's why it's usually used when you are annoyed or upset. 저 여름에 한국 갈 거거든요. 그래서 돈 모으는 중이에요. 거든, 거든요 are used to gently give a background information when you start a new topic or a conversation. It's often used with 근데 or 그래서 to give the main point afterwards. Why didn't you come to the party? Why do you stop eating? I study hard lately. 곧 시험 있거든요. are used to respond to a question or a comment by giving or explaining reasons or simply add a reason right after saying something. Be careful, when 거든 is used as a conjunction to connect to separate sentences, it means if or when. For example, have four different meanings. Here are the examples for the first meaning. 피터 isn't home, is he? Frozen is really entertaining and fun. You are meeting your friends, aren't you? are used to simply express a fact, feeling, or thought that are different or opposing to what the listener just said or asked. That's why, depending on tone of voice, you sound different, either kind or rude. are used to give a background information in order to indirectly imply what you want or need. Instead of saying, will you do me a favor? Can we buy this? Do you know how to get there? How do you like it? It's $50. This is my house. are used to express your surprise by something that you just discovered. Do you have a boyfriend? Are you off today? Do you have time at the weekend? are used to imply that you are wondering the motifs of the question asked by the listener. That's why it's often followed by Be careful when 은는데 is used as a conjunction to connect two separate sentences. It means but. For example, have three different meanings. First, The food in this restaurant is good. Mary doesn't exercise lately. 아침에 운동하던데요? are used to express a fact, feeling, or thought that are different or opposing what the listener just said or asked, but only about someone or something based on what you have realized, have experienced, have seen, or have heard. What about books for her birthday? Let's go together. Shall we go? Do you know why? are used to give a background information in order to gently ask something or make a suggestion by mentioning what you have realized, have experienced, have seen, have heard before. are often used to be polite. How was Peter's birthday party? Have you been to Jeju Island? Have you seen Mary's boyfriend? are also used to express that you were surprised by someone or something that you have discovered before. have two different meanings. Let me show you the examples. Have you bought the musical ticket? Have you seen Mary today? are used to emphasize a fact, feeling, or thought about someone or something that you realized, experienced, saw, or heard before. That's why it sounds that you were surprised at the time. The main road is under construction. Have you seen the new pizza shop? Do Peter and Mary get along well? As you see, there is get which is referring to future time. are used to express your prediction about someone or something based on what you have seen or have heard before. Remember, Korean native speakers often pronounce as is quite simple. It has two different meanings. Let's have a look at the examples for the first meaning. to express your surprise by something that you just discover. But only you are talking to yourself. It's mostly used with adjectives, but there is no polite version. is used to give a monologue effect. That's why it's usually used in diary, poems, songs, or as a documentary narration. That's all from me this time. Don't forget to check out more quiz questions on Patreon and to join me again soon. Goodbye.