Browse 64 essential Korean grammar patterns with clear explanations and examples.
64 grammar patterns
Past counterfactual 'if had done'
Plain declarative statement
Noun-forming nominalization
Strong concessive 'even if'
Double negative 'must'
Continuing action into future
Gradual change from past
'It depends on'
'At the same time as'
'While at the same time'
'Far from' / 'let alone'
Plain imperative command
Insistence 'I\'m telling you'
Casual realization ending
'How about' suggestion
'Better to' recommendation
Regret expression 'should have'
'Make sure to' expression
'Maybe because' expression
Colloquial 'and then' connector
Conjecture 'seems like' (verbs)
Causative 'make someone do'
Become / passive transformation
Quote as modifier
'Because someone said'
'For reasons including'
'On the verge of' expression
'Feel like' / 'think that'
'It is as if' / 'practically'
'While at it' / dual purpose
'As long as' condition
'As soon as' / 'the way that'
Seeking confirmation of hearsay
Surprise/disbelief ending
'You know' assertion ending
'How very...' emphasis pattern
'Despite' formal connector
'And also' formal connector
'Since I will' connector
'After doing, realized' connector
'Easy/hard to do' expression
'Scheduled to' expression
Humble denial expression
'Thinking of doing' expression
'In the middle of' progressive
Casual promise/intention ending
Giving reason/explanation ending
Recollection ending
Mild observation/realization ending
Seeking agreement ending
'If you keep doing' connector
'If keep doing (bad result)' connector
'For a' comparative particle
'-like' characteristic suffix
'Befitting, like a' suffix
'Just need to' expression
'Might' uncertainty expression
Formal 'because' connector
'As if' manner expression
Time elapsed since
Casual informal question ending
Informal question ending
Literary/formal question ending
Polite question marker
