In Korean, there are a lot of conjunctions that connect clauses. Usually, they are formed from verbs or adjectives with the help of adverbial suffixes.
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Consecutive Conjunctions |
그리고 |
"and, then, and also" |
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Explanatory Conjunctions |
그런데 그런즉 |
"by the way, and yet, however" "therefore, thereupon, hence" |
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Causal-corollary Conjunctions |
그래서 그러니까 |
"and, so, well, then" "so, therefore, for that reason" |
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Conditional-corollary Conjunctions |
그러면 |
"if so, in that case" |
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Adversative-concessive Conjunctions |
그러나 그래도 그렇지만 |
"but, however" "but, though" "but, nevertheless" |
Examples:
나는 늦게 일어났어요. 그래서 수업에 늦었어요. "I got up late, so I was late for the lesson."
여기에 여권 번호를 적으세요. 그리고 서명하십시오. "Please write your passport number here and sign."
약국에 갔습니다. 그러나 약사가 없었습니다. "I went to a drugstore but the pharmacist was away."
배가 몹시 고팠습니다. 그러니까 밥을 세 그릇이나 먹었슴니다. "I was very hungry. Therefore, I ate three plates of rice."
한국어가 어려워요? - 네, 아직 어려워요. 그렇지만 재미있어요. "Is Korean difficult? - Yes, very difficult, but interesting."
이 구두가 커요? - 아니오, 그렇지만 너무 낮아요. - 그러면 이것은 어때요? "Are these boots big? - No, but they are too low. - What about those ones?"
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