MASTERLIST OF KOREAN GRAMMAR/CONCEPTS
⚠️I got this list from the "koreantopik" website. Not only that but each thing listed there, they have a lesson on it. Visit this website to find and have access to all those lessons😉
If you were on a mission to learn "all" of the beginner grammar in Korean I think this would help you A LOT. For my advice, I'd say break it down into sizeable chunks & take your time to learn each one thoroughly that way you don't have to re-visit it later.
1. Expressing Korean Alphabets, Numbers, Dates and Times in Korean
1.1 Korean Alphabet: How to Read, Write, and Pronounce
1.2 Numbers in Korean = Sino-Korean and Native-Korean
1.3 Dates and Times in Korean = reading Year/Month/Date/Day & Hour/Minute
2. Expressing Tenses and Negation in Korean
2.1 Present Tense in Korean = A/V/N-(스)ㅂ니다 or A/V-아/어요.
2.2 Past and Past Perfect Tense in Korean = A/V-았/었어요 and A/V-았/었었어요.
2.3 Future and Progressive Tense in Korean = V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 and V-고 있다
2.4 Negative Expressions in Korean = (1) 아니다, 없다, 모르다; (2) V-지 않다, 안 V; (3) 못 V, V-지 못하다
3. How to Use Particles in Korean
3.1 N-은/는 vs 이/가 = 'topic marker' vs 'subject marker' in Korean
3.2 을/를 and N의 = 'object particle' and 'possessive particle' in Korean
3.3 N와/과, N (이)랑, N하고 = 'and' ~ listing particle in Korean
3.4 N에, N에서 time & place particles in Korean = at/on (time), in/on/at/to (place)
3.5 N에서 N까지, N부터 N까지, N에게/한테(서) grammar = from…to, from..until, to/from N
3.6 N도, N만, N밖에 particles = also/too, only/just, only/nothing but
3.7 N(으)로, N쯤 particles = to/by/using, about/around
3.8 N(이)나, N처럼/ N같이 particles = or/no less than, like/same
3.9 N보다, N마다 particles in Korean = more...than/-er...than, every/all
4. Expressing Listing and Contrast in Korean
4.1 V-고, V-거나, V-지만 grammar = ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’ in English
4.2 A-ㄴ/은데, N-인데, V-는데 grammar = (1) 'but', (2) 'so/and' in English
5. Expressing Time Events in Korean
5.1 N 전에/후에, V기 전에, V(으)ㄴ 후에 grammar = before/ago, after/later
5.2 A/V-아/어서 grammar = (1) and/ (in order) to, (2) because (of)/ so that…
5.3 V-(으)면서 grammar = while/during…~actions occurs simultaneously
5.4 V-고 나서 grammar = and then, after doing ~express sequential events
5.5 V-자마자 grammar = as soon as, right after ~something occurs right after the end of an action or event
5.6 V-(으)ㄴ 지 grammar = how long has been 'since' I did something
5.7 N 때, A/V-(으)ㄹ 때 grammar = when, during ~express the time when an action occurs or its duration
5.8 N 중, V-는 중 grammar = in the middle of N/V, currently doing
5.9 N 동안, V-는 동안 grammar = during /for N, while V-ing
6. Expressing Ability in Korean
6.1 V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 grammar = can/ can't do V ~express possibility to do/ not do something
6.2 V-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다 grammar = know how to/ don’t know how to V
7. Expressing Demands, Permission, and Prohibition in Korean
7.1 V-(으)세요 grammar = (1) honorific ending ~show respect, (2) making requests politely
7.2 V-지 마세요 grammar = please don’t V~ requesting someone not to do something politely
7.3 V-아/어야 하다 grammar = must, have to ~express necessity to do something
7.4 V-아/어도 되다 grammar = may, can I...? ~ask permission or approval for a behavior
7.5 V-(으)면 안 되다 grammar = may not, not allowed ~express prohibition or limitation of an action
7.6 A/V-지 않아도 되다 (안 A/V-아/어도 되다) grammar = don’t have to ~express the unnecessary of a behavior
8. Expressing Hopes in Korean
8.1 V-고 싶다 = want to, prefer to ~express one's wish or hope
8.2 A/N/V-(으)면 좋겠다 grammar = hope, wish ~express desire, wish, or hope that has not been realized
9. Expressing Reasons and Causes in Korean
9.1 A/V-아/어서 grammar = (1) and/ (in order) to, (2) because (of)/ so that…
9.2 A/V-(으)니까 grammar = (1) because/ since, (2) when/ do sth to discover
9.3 N/A/V-기 때문에 grammar = because (of), since ~Express a reason or cause of a situation
10. Expressing Requests and Assisting in Korean
10.1 V-아/어 주다 and V-아/어 주세요 grammar = assist / please do ~assisting someone or making a request to someone
10.2 V-아/어 줄게요, V-아/어 줄까요? grammar = Shall I, Let me, I will ~attempt to help someone
11. Expressing Experiences in Korean
11.1 V-아/어 보다 grammar = try, have tried ~ tell or ask someone to try or experience something
11.2 V-(으)ㄴ 적이 있다, V-아/어 본 적이 있다 grammar = have done, have tried ~express the past experience
12. Expressing Suggestions and Asking Opinions in Korean
12.1 V-(으)ㄹ까요? grammar = (1) shall we, why don’t we…? (2) shall I, should I…?
12.2 V-ㅂ/읍시다 grammar = let’s, shall we ~suggest someone doing something together
12.3 V-(으)시겠어요? grammar = would you like, why not...? ~politely suggesting or asking for preference
12.4 V-(으)ㄹ래요 grammar = (1) do you want to, how about? (2) be going to, will
13. Expressing Plans and Intentions in Korean
13.1 A/V-겠어요 grammar = (1) will, plan to; (2) looks, sounds
13.2 V-(으)ㄹ게요 grammar = (I) will ~express intention or promise to do something
13.3 V-(으)ㄹ래요 grammar = (1) do you want to, how about? (2) be going to, will
14. Expressing Purpose and Intention in Korean
14.1 V-(으)러 가다/오다 grammar = go/come (to somewhere) to do something
14.2 V-(으)려고 하다 grammar = plan to, intend to ~express intention or plan that has yet to be done
14.3 V-(으)려고 grammar = in order to, so that ~express intention or purpose to do something
14.4 N을/를 위해서, V-기 위해서 grammar = for (the sake of), (in order) to
14.5 V-기로 하다 grammar = decide to, promise to ~make a promise with oneself or someone
15. Expressing Suppositions and Conditions in Korean
15.1 A/V-(으)면 grammar = if, when ~express a supposition or a condition about a fact ...
15.2 V-(으)려면 grammar = if you want/ intend to…then you should…
15.3 N/A/V-아/어도 grammar = even if, regardless of ~a situation occurs regardless of the previous action
16. Expressing Conjecture (or Guess) in Korean
16.1 A/V-겠어요 grammar = (1) will, plan to; (2) looks, sounds
16.2 A/V-(으)ㄹ까요? grammar = (3) do you think, I wonder if ~express a supposition of an action or state
16.3 A/V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 grammar = (2) I think ~express a supposition based on a direct basis
16.4 A-(으)ㄴ 것 같다, V-는 것 같다 grammar = look like, seem, I think ~express a supposition based on subjective reasons
17. Expressing Suffix Changes in Parts of Speech
17.1 A/V-은/는/을 N grammar = N that A/V ~noun modifier
17.2 V-기 grammar = V-ing in English ~turn a verb or a phrase into nouns
17.3 A-게 grammar = '...-ly' or 'in a ... manner' ~turn an adjective into an adverb
17.4 A-아/어하다 grammar =~turn an adjective into a verb
18. Expressing State-of-Being in Korean
18.1 V-고 있다 (2) grammar = ~be wearing/taking off ~state of wearing/taking off something
18.2 V-아/어 있다 grammar = 'V-ed/-ing' ~express the continuing state of a completed action
18.3 A-아/어지다 = to get/become ~express a change over time
18.4 V-게 되다 grammar = became, came to, been decided ~express a change from one state to another
19. Confirming Information in Korean
19.1 -ㄴ/은/는지 + V grammar = V + who/what/where/how/when +clause
19.2 V-는 데 걸리다/들다 grammar = take/ cost (time, money) to do something
19.3 A/V-지요? grammar = isn't / don't /..., right? ~to confirm information
20. Expressing Discovery, Surprise, and so on
20.1 -는군요, -는구나, and -군 grammar = I see that, I didn't realize that ~express surprise
20.2 N(이)네요, A/V-네요 grammar = really, certainly, wow ~ express surprise or agree with someone
20.3 A-(으)ㄴ가요? V-나요? grammar = are/do you...?, Is it...?
20.4 A-(으)ㄴ데요, V-는데요 grammar = (1) well, (2) why/what, (3) wow, (4) set background information
21. Expressing Quotations in Korean
21.1 Direct quotations in Korean 라고 했다, 하고 했다 = said/asked/written
21.2 Indirect quotation in Korean 다고 하다 = said ~citing of what someone said
21.3 Indirect quotation in Korean 냐고 하다 = asked ~citing of what someone asked
21.4 Indirect quotation in Korean 자도 하다 = suggested ~citing of what someone suggested
21.5 Indirect quotation in Korean 라고 하다 = told ~citing of what someone requested
21.6 Indirect Quotations in Korean 대요, 래요, 재요, 냬요 = said, asked, told (casual form)
22. Irregular Conjugations and Common Connective Adverbs in Korean
22.1 Korean ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ-irregular verbs and adjectives (Part 1)
22.2 Korean ㅎ, ㅡ, ㄹ, 르-irregular verbs and adjectives (Part 2)
22.3 Common connective Korean adverbs: 그래서, 그러나, 그럼, 그런데, 그래도
