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'''Adjective/Verb + 았 / 었 + 어요''' : This pattern is used for past tense. | '''Adjective/Verb + 았 / 었 + 어요''' : This pattern is used for past tense. | ||
| + | Note that the ending 어요 can be substituted with a different sentence ending or clause ending, such as 어, 습니다, 죠?, 으니까, etc. But there must be some ending; a word may not end with 았/었. | ||
==Conjugation Rule== | ==Conjugation Rule== | ||
| − | * | + | *If the last vowel in the verb before the ending is a [[yang vowel]] (아, 야, 오, 요, 애, 얘, 와, 외, or 왜: 았어요. |
| − | * | + | *If the last vowel in the verb before the ending is a [[yin vowel]] (어, 여, 우, 유, 에, 예, 워, 위, or 웨: 었어요. |
| + | *If the last vowel in the verb before the ending is a [[neutral vowel]] (으, 이, or 의): use the preceding vowel; if it is yang, then 았어요; if it is yin, then 었어요; if there are no non-neutral vowels, use 었어요. | ||
| + | *One exception: the verb 하다 (or any verb ending in 하다) becomes 했다 or 하였다 (했다 is the contracted form and much more common). | ||
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==Conjugation Examples== | ==Conjugation Examples== | ||
| − | * | + | *막다 → 막았다 |
| + | *먹다 → 먹었다 | ||
| + | *가다 → 갔다 | ||
| + | *오다 → 왔다 | ||
| + | *주다 → 줬다 | ||
==Sentence Examples== | ==Sentence Examples== | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 25 May 2009
Adjective/Verb + 았 / 었 + 어요 : This pattern is used for past tense. Note that the ending 어요 can be substituted with a different sentence ending or clause ending, such as 어, 습니다, 죠?, 으니까, etc. But there must be some ending; a word may not end with 았/었.
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Conjugation Rule
- If the last vowel in the verb before the ending is a yang vowel (아, 야, 오, 요, 애, 얘, 와, 외, or 왜: 았어요.
- If the last vowel in the verb before the ending is a yin vowel (어, 여, 우, 유, 에, 예, 워, 위, or 웨: 었어요.
- If the last vowel in the verb before the ending is a neutral vowel (으, 이, or 의): use the preceding vowel; if it is yang, then 았어요; if it is yin, then 었어요; if there are no non-neutral vowels, use 었어요.
- One exception: the verb 하다 (or any verb ending in 하다) becomes 했다 or 하였다 (했다 is the contracted form and much more common).
Conjugation Examples
- 막다 → 막았다
- 먹다 → 먹었다
- 가다 → 갔다
- 오다 → 왔다
- 주다 → 줬다
Sentence Examples
- Example
Usage Exceptions
- Example
Pronunciation
- Special pronunciation rule?
See Also
- Related topic or grammar
