KOREAN

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Vocabulary

Nouns:

미소 = smile

배달 = delivery

반지 = ring

입술 = lips

미술 = art

목걸이 = necklace

수영복 = bathing suit

귀고리 = earrings

간식 = snacks

경영 = management/administration

목표 = specific goal

숲 = forest

주머니 = pocket

삼촌 = uncle on fathers side

칠판 = blackboard/chalkboard

딸기 = strawberry

상추 = lettuce

선택 = choice

공사 = construction

교시 = class (first class, second class)

종교 = religion

시청 = city hall

Verbs:

어울리다= get along with

알리다 = inform/tell/report/notify

아끼다 = to cherish something

남기다 = to leave something

명도하다 = shave

빌려주다 = lend

샤워하다 = shower

덮다 = cover up/close a book/keep a secret

없어지다 = disappear/lose

따라가다 = follow

지나가다 = go pass/go by

키우다 = raise/train/develop

참다 = hold back/endure

Passive Verbs:

쓰이다 = state of being written on

떨어지다 = to drop/fail a test*

Adjectives:

부럽다/부러워하다 = envious

긍정적이다 = positive

부정적이다 = negative

Adverbs and Other Words:

식 = in a certain way/manner (그런 식)

동갑 = same age

아까 = earlier

꽉 = tight (hold tight)

Words With *

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Introduction

I keep saying this, but you have learned a lot about using the ~는 것 principle. Don't think that you're out of the woods yet - because there is still a lot to know.

In this lesson, you will learn how to use ~는 것 with 이다, and also a little bit about how to understand ~는 것 when it is presented as ~ㄴ/는다는 것.

Let's get started.

Using ~는 것 with 이다

You've learned a lot about how to add ~는 것 to any verb (and technically adjectives as well by using ~ㄴ/은 것), but you have yet to learn about how to add it to 이다.