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(Added some info about conjugation rules; it's quite complicated, so I haven't gotten to the contraction rules or examples yet.)
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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.
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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==
*Pattern 1 : If there is no [[받침]].
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*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.
*Pattern 2 : If there is a [[받침]].
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*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.
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*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.
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*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==
*Original After
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*막다 막았다
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*먹다 → 먹었다
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*가다 → 갔다
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*오다 → 왔다
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*주다 → 줬다
  
 
==Sentence Examples==
 
==Sentence Examples==

Revision as of 11:53, 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.

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