Korean grammar · Level 4 · 4급
-(으)ㅁ
Notes and notices
-(으)ㅁ turns a verb or adjective into a noun, a little like -기. You will see it most at the end of notes, notices and minutes, where it makes a short, report-like sentence: 숙제 다 했음. It also builds ordinary nouns such as 편리함 (convenience) and 기쁨 (joy).
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ends in a vowel | -ㅁ | 하다 → 함 · 기쁘다 → 기쁨 |
| ends in a consonant | -음 | 먹다 → 먹음 · 없다 → 없음 |
| ends in ㄹ | -ㅁ (kept under ㄹ) | 알다 → 앎 · 만들다 → 만듦 |
| past | -았/었음 | 했음 · 먹었음 |
Examples
숙제 다 했음.
Homework done.
내일 수업 없음.
No class tomorrow.
기술의 편리함 뒤에는 위험도 있다.
Behind the convenience of technology there are risks too.
Practise it in context · Level 4, Unit 3
Technology and everyday life
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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