Wow, you’re almost done with level 4! One more post after this and then you’re done! Good job!!! Today we’ll learn about noun groups in different tenses. (waaaait whaaat? it’ll make sense soon, promise)
Let’s start by making the future tense noun groups...??? What does that mean you ask? Well, “verb stem + -(으)ㄹ + noun” expresses the adjective form of a verb in the future tense.
읽다 = to read → 읽 + -(으)ㄹ = 읽을
→ 읽을 책 = a book which (someone) will read; a book to rea
초대하다 = to invite → 초대하 + -(으)ㄹ = 초대할
→ 초대할 사람 = a person that (someone) will invite; a person to invite
보내다 = to send → 보내 + -(으)ㄹ = 보낼
→ 보낼 편지 = a letter that (someone) will send, a letter to send
When the noun is 것, it means “something to [verb]”:
먹다 = to eat→ 먹 + -(으)ㄹ = 먹을
→ 먹을 것 = something to eat = food
타다 = to ride → 타 + -(으)ㄹ = 탈
→ 탈 것 = something to ride = vehicle
Now let’s continue with the past tense noun groups. The noun in this structure can either be the subject or the object of the verb. Thus, it is really important that you understand the context to figure out which one it is, but basically it means “something that someone did…”.
보다 = to watch; to see → 보 + -(으)ㄴ = 본
→ 어제 본 영화 = the movie that I saw yesterday
오다 = to come → 오 + -(으)ㄴ = 온
→ 어제 온 사람들 = the people who came yesterday
말하다 = to say; to talk about → 말하 + -(으)ㄴ = 말한
→ 친구가 말한 카페 = the cafe that a friend talked about
And some more noun groups, because why not. This time a bit different though. In this lesson you’ll learn how to express “I think that...” using 것 + 같다.
Do you remember how to make noun groups for various tenses?
After that, you just add 같다 in order to express “I think that…”
벌써 한 것 같아요. = I think (someone) already did it.
지금 하는 것 같아요. = I think (someone) does/is doing it now.
내일 할 것 같아요. = I think (someone) will do it tomorrow.
Now that’s an intense isn’t it? Study it well! 화이팅!