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'''Adjective/Verb +(으)면''' : This pattern is equivalent to the phrase '''if adjective/verb''' or '''when adjective/verb'''
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'''Adjective/Verb + (으)면''' : This pattern is a non final ending used for conditional statements, equivalent to ''''if'''' in English.
  
==Conjugation Rule==
 
*Pattern 1 : If there is no [[받침]].
 
*Pattern 2 : If there is a [[받침]].
 
  
==Conjugation Examples==
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==Notes==
*Original After
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*If the subject of the dependent and main clause are the same then you use the [[contrast markers]] 는/은.
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*If the subject of the dependent and main caluse are different, then use the [[subject markers]] 가/이.
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*The dependent clause is attached to 면 and followed by the main clause. See the example below:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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!align="center"| Dependent clause !! Main clause
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|-
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| 다음 주에 서울로 오면
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| 전화해 주새요
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|-
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| If you come to Seoul next week
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| please call me.
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|-
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|}
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==Conjugation==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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|+Conjugation Rule
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!  !! Pattern !! Case !! Example
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|-
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| Rule 1:
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| 면
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| If there is no [[받침]] or if the adj/verb stem ends with a ㄹ 받침
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| 가다 가면<br>알다 → 알면
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|-
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| Rule 2:
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| 으면
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| If there is a [[받침]] at the end of the adj/verb stem
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| 먹다 → 먹으면<br>없다 → 없으면
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|}
  
 
==Sentence Examples==
 
==Sentence Examples==
*Example
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*오른 비가 오면 안 나갈 거예요 [If it rains today, I will not go out]
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*시간이 나면 전화해 주세요 [If you have time, please call me]
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==Usage Exceptions==
 
==Usage Exceptions==
*Example
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*[[만약]]
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==Pronunciation==
 
*Special pronunciation rule?
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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[[Category:SNU Level 2 Grammar|ㅁ]]
 
[[Category:SNU Level 2 Grammar|ㅁ]]
 
[[Category:Grammar Pattern|ㅁ]]
 
[[Category:Grammar Pattern|ㅁ]]
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[[Category:Non Final Endings|ㅁ]]

Revision as of 10:46, 7 June 2009

Adjective/Verb + (으)면 : This pattern is a non final ending used for conditional statements, equivalent to 'if' in English.


Notes

  • If the subject of the dependent and main clause are the same then you use the contrast markers 는/은.
  • If the subject of the dependent and main caluse are different, then use the subject markers 가/이.
  • The dependent clause is attached to 면 and followed by the main clause. See the example below:
Dependent clause Main clause
다음 주에 서울로 오면 전화해 주새요
If you come to Seoul next week please call me.

Conjugation

Conjugation Rule
Pattern Case Example
Rule 1: If there is no 받침 or if the adj/verb stem ends with a ㄹ 받침 가다 → 가면
알다 → 알면
Rule 2: 으면 If there is a 받침 at the end of the adj/verb stem 먹다 → 먹으면
없다 → 없으면

Sentence Examples

  • 오른 비가 오면 안 나갈 거예요 [If it rains today, I will not go out]
  • 시간이 나면 전화해 주세요 [If you have time, please call me]

Usage Exceptions


See Also

  • Related topic or grammar