Korean grammar patterns

50 core Korean grammar patterns, each with how to form it, what to watch for and three example sentences you can listen to. Free, no sign-up. They come from the HanDa Korean course, Levels 1–3 (TOPIK I to early TOPIK II).

Level 1 (TOPIK I)

• -아/어요 the polite present
• -았/었어요 the past
• -(으)ㄹ 거예요 will / be going to
• -고 싶다 want to
• -지만 but
• -지 않다 not
• -(으)시- the honorific
• -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 / 없다 can / cannot
• -(으)ㄹ까요? shall we?
• -(으)ㅂ시다 let's
• -아/어 보다 try doing it
• -(으)ㄹ 때 when
• -(으)러 가다 / 오다 go / come in order to do something
• -(으)면 if / when
• -아/어 주세요 please do it for me
• -(으)세요 please do it
• -지 마세요 please don't
• -아/어서 because
• -아/어야 하다 have to
• -고 나서 after doing
• -(으)니까 because
• N은/는 as for N
• N이/가 marks the one that is or does something
• N을/를 marks the thing the verb acts on
• N에서 at N
• N(으)로 by N
• N도 N too / also
• 안 - not
• 못 - cannot

Level 2 (TOPIK I)

• -(으)려고 in order to
• -게 되다 to come to be
• -(으)ㄴ데 / 는데 background
• -습니다 / -ㅂ니다 the formal style
• -(으)ㄴ 적이 있다/없다 have / have never
• -는 동안 while
• N보다 than
• -기 전에 before doing
• -(으)ㄴ 후에 after doing
• -(으)면서 while
• -기로 하다 to decide to
• -(으)ㄹ게요 I will
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ 것 같다 I think, it seems
• -아/어도 되다 may
• -(으)면 안 되다 must not
• -아/어도 even if, even though
• -다고 하다 they say that
• -고 있다 is doing
• -는 편이다 tends to be

Level 3 (TOPIK II)

• -거든요 you see
• -자마자 the moment it ends

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