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[Grammar] #14 -아/어/여서

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May 31, 2024

in order to

-아서/어서/여서 shows a time ordering or a reason.

indicating the events happened in sequence
indicating the preceding clause is a reason or cause for the following

dialogue

A: 어제 오후에 뭐 했어요?

What did you do yesterday afternoon?

B: 친구를 만나서 같이 쇼핑을 했어요.

I met my friend and then we went shopping together.

variants

combines with

: Action verbs & Descriptive verbs

1. -아서

: Verbs with stems ending in ㅏ or ㅓ

비가 와서 소풍을 못 갔어요. (오다 + -아서)

I couldn’t go on a picnic because it was raining.

거실에 앉아서 TV를 봤어요. (앉다 + -아서)

We sat in the living room and watched TV.

돈을 모아서 여행을 갈 거예요. (모으다 + -아서)

I will save money and go travel.

2. -어서

: Verbs with stems not ending in ㅏ or ㅓ

횡단보도를 건너서 왼쪽으로 가세요. (건너다 + -어서)

Cross at the crosswalk and then turn left.

저녁을 많이 먹어서 배가 아파요. (먹다 + -어서)

My stomach hurts because I ate too much for dinner.

날씨가 추워서 오늘은 집에 있을 거예요. (춥다 + -어서)

I will stay home today because it is too cold.

3. -해서 (하다+-여서)

: 하다 verbs

공원에 도착해서 자전거를 탔어요. (도착하다 + -여서)

I go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.

열심히 공부해서 토픽 4급을 땄어요. (공부하다 + -여서)

I studied hard and passed TOPIK 4.

오늘 피곤해서 일찍 잘 거예요. (피곤하다 + -여서)

I’m going to bed early because I’m tired today.

practice

1. Pick the correct variant.

횡단보도를 건너다 to cross at the crosswalk

(a) -아서 (b) -어서 (c) -여서

2. Complete the sentence.

저녁을 많이 ___ __ ___.

My stomach hurts because I ate too much for dinner.

먹다 / -아서 / -어서 / 배가 / 아파요

3. Unscramble the sentence.

___ ___ ___ ___. We sat in the living rom and watched a movie.

앉다 / 거실에 / -아서 / 영화를 / 봤어요 / -해서

[answer]

1. (b) 2. 저녁을 많이 먹어서 배가 아파요. 3. 거실에 앉아서 영화를 봤어요.

culture

02:02 — “이게 다 내가 잘나가서 그렇지 뭐” means “It is all because I am the best”

00:18 — “너 시험지 빼돌려서 퇴학 당했잖아” means “You were expelled for stealing the test papers”

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