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Nouns - Nominalising

것 is attached descriptive forms of verbs an adjectives to nominalise them, i.e. make them nouns.

•하다 하는 → (Descriptive I)

•하는 + 것 = 하는 것 = something that you do

•하다 → 한 (Descriptive II)

•한 + 것 → 한 것 = something that you did

•크다 → 큰 (Descriptive)

•큰 + 것 = 큰 것 = something that is big / large

Nominalised Verbs (Descriptive I)

•하는 것 = something that you do / that does

•가는 것 = something that goes

•오는 것 = something that comes

•먹는 것 = something that you eat (food)

•마시는 것 = something that you drink

•읽는 것 = something that you read

•듣는 것 = something that you listen

•말하는 것 = something that speaks / you talk about

•보는 것 = something that you watch

•쓰는 것 = something that you write / use

•만드는 것 = something that you make

Nominalised Verbs (Descriptive II)

•한 것 = something that you did

•간 것 = something that went

•온 것 = something that came

•먹은 것 = something that you ate

•마신 것 = something that you drank

Nominalised Adjectives (Descriptive)

•많은 것 = something that is many (in quantity)

•적은 것 = something that is small (in quantity)

•큰 것 = something that is big / large

•작은 것 = something that is small

•넓은 것 = something that is spacious

•좁은 것 = something that is cramped

•높은 것 = something that is high

•낮은 것 = something that is low

•빠른 것 = something that is fast

•느린 것 = something that is slow

•긴 것 = something that is long

•짧은 것 = something that is short

Note: However, in spoken Korean 것 is pronounced 거.

e.g.

•하는 거 = something that you do

•긴 거 = something that is long

Also, attach 야 to 거 to make it informal spoken form, or 에요 make it a polite spoken form.

•하는 거야