Lesson 14: Present Tense. Living in the moment with BTS
Aand we are back! With the next grammar lesson. How to conjugate verbs into the present tense.
Seems pretty straightforward hey? Eeehhhh.... for the most part it is. But also NOT. LOL JKS.
Let’s start with the verb “to go” we all know it well.
as you will see with the rest of the examples, its not just a matter of tacking on the ending onto the verb stem. But sort of blending it with intuitive common sense.
Like one “a” obviously looks weird next to another “a” so it makes sense that we end up with a blending of the vowel sounds.
Let’s try another verb “to eat”
again, the spoken sounds become blended. But note that because there aren’t two written vowels next to each other. The written language stays the same, and follows the ‘rules’
Now see this time, not only the spoken language has evolved in sound. But the written language has also adapted to accommodate for the blended sound.
And again it’s because we have that awkward vowel next to a vowel. “o” next to “a”.
And another verb “to be visible”
Again the vowel next to a vowel, “i” - “eo” is just too hard to pronounce. So the written and spoken language has likewise evolved
And the last example “to do”
Again, the blending in the spoken and written language.
A couple other cool things with the verb “하다" is that you can use it to make new conjugated verbs in the present tense. Simply by adding a noun in front.
* Here, please just remember that this verb, 하다 is very versatile. You can add a noun in front of it and you can form new verbs.
studying = 공부 to study = 공부하다
cleaning (the room) = 청소 to clean = 청소하다
cooking = 요리 to cook = 요리하다
And there we have the present tense! It’s not exactly complicated, nor is it easy. There’s a lot of adapted nuances that don’t really follow the rules. But the more you expose yourself to the language! And practice saying aloud, and writing your verbs in context. The easier it will become! (i hope. i’m more saying to myself than anything ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ)
I hope everyone has a fantastic new year’s eve, and wakes up on the other side, refreshed and with plenty of language learning excitement and motivation!
