-(으)ㄴ turns verbs/adjectives into noun modifiers - describing completed actions or states.
Completed action - 먹은 사람 (the person who ate)
Adjective modifier - 예쁜 꽃 (pretty flower)
Past relative clause - Describing nouns with past/completed context
Action verbs: past meaning - 먹은 = who ate, that was eaten
Descriptive verbs: present state - 예쁜 = that is pretty
Vowel stem + ㄴ, Consonant stem + 은
- 가다 → 간
- 먹다 → 먹은
- 예쁘다 → 예쁜
The food I ate yesterday was delicious.
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