Korean Grammar Explorer

Browse Korean grammar by what you want to express.

Set conditions, possibilities & exceptions
Set an if/when condition
Say it does not matter which condition applies
Set a necessary condition
Offer open choices or alternatives
Express a counterfactual or “if only” situation
Manage actions, requests & obligations
Ask for or give permission
Describe completion, preparation, or remaining state
Request or do a favor
Express obligation, necessity, or sufficiency
Express negation or inability
Say something is not allowed
Guide, arrange, or cause an action
Describe repeated or intense action
Connect time, sequence & change
Link actions or ideas in sequence
Describe progress, change, or past experience
Put events in time order
Show a shift, discovery, or result over time
Say something happened only after another action
Express intentions, goals & decisions
Try something or suggest trying it
Express wants, hopes, or preferences
Express a plan, decision, or thought
Express purpose or goal
Express purpose, intended result, or extent
Share information, reports & reactions
Express appearance or first impression
React, confirm, or share a realization
Express uncertainty, appearance, or judgment
Report what someone said or suggested
Describe pretending or acting as if
Express regret or a missed choice
Express certainty, doubt, or impossibility
Explain reasons, causes & evidence
Give a reason, cause, or basis
Explain an unwanted result or negative cause
Reject a reason as insufficient
Add contrast, limits & emphasis
Describe tendency, likelihood, or degree
Acknowledge one point, then contrast it
Connect alternatives or add contrast
Compare, replace, or do something while at it
Limit the meaning to only or at least something
Reject an expectation strongly
Frame something as practically true
Add another point or supporting detail
Emphasize an extreme degree

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