Difference between revisions of "(으)ㅁ"

Revision as of 02:48, 18 June 2010

Adjective/Verb + (으)ㅁ : This turns the adjective or verb into a noun.

When used to make individual nouns, not every adjective and verb can be used, especially ones that originated from hanja since those usually have a noun form on their own.

Conjugation Rule
	Pattern	Case	Example
Rule 1:	A/V + ㅁ	If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침	아프다 → 아픔
Rule 2:	A/V + 음	If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem	죽다 → 죽음

Some common nouns that are made using A/V + (으)ㅁ.

Korean	English	Notes
아픔과 슬픔을 같이 나눕시다.	Let's share both pain and sorrow with each other.	Polite informal form
어려움 뒤에는 기쁨이 와요.	Joy will come after difficulties.	Polite informal form
그 사람은 외국으로 떠났음이 분명해요.	It's clear that he gone abroad.	Polite informal form
그 범인은 죄가 없음을 주장했습니다.	The criminal claimed his innocence.	Formal declarative
사람들은 모두 죽음을 두려워합니다.	All of us are afraid of death.	Formal declarative

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 ===Notes===
-*This can only be applied to select verb stems and can't be used for every adjective and verb, especially ones that originated from [[hanja]] since those usually have a noun form on their own.
+*When used to make individual nouns, not every adjective and verb can be used, especially ones that originated from [[hanja]] since those usually have a noun form on their own.
 ==Conjugation Rule==
 {{Conjugation table