USAGE This is the least polite and most casual sentence ending in Korean. It is used when there is no designated listeners and thus no need to use particular politeness levels (writing) or when you can be completely casual to the listener (friends, yourself)– Used in writings: journals, diaries, reports, essays, news articles, novels, etc.–…
MEANING ~거든(요). ~잖아(요). Assumes the listener doesn’t know the information Assumes the listener knows this information Explains new information, reason to “why?” question = more neutral to simply explain or answer Telling a shared story or saying the listener should know already = it can sound rude “You see”, “Let me explain” “You know”, “You…
MEANING Always a question: ~까 is a question ending Asks the listener’s opinion: you can ask yourself too! “Do you think…? “What/who/when… do you think?” Shall we…? Shall I…? CONJUGATION Look at the end of a verb or adjective stem before the dictionary ending ~다. If it ends with: Consonant ~을까? [polite: 을까요?]먹다 to eat…
