Grammar pattern list

Grammatical expression

Meaning

Lesson

~ 게 되다

end up doing/having ~, to have come to ~, become ~

Lesson 3

[N] and /also

Lesson 8

~고자

in order to

Lesson 15

~고서야 (~고 나서야)

only after having done~

Lesson 14

~곤 하다

X often does ~

Lesson 7

~기는 하다

it is ~ (but)

Lesson 2

~기로 하다

to decide to

Lesson 6

~기(를) 바라다

wish, hope for/that~

Lesson 5

~(기) 나름이다

X (all) depends on ~

Lesson 13

~나 보다

it seems ~; I suppose~, I guess~

Lesson 2

~는 편이다

tend to V

Lesson 3

~다(가) 보면

as one does ~

Lesson 14

~다고 보다

one thinks/feels

Lesson 14

~ 다시피

as you see, hear, know, feel, etc.

Lesson 4

~도록 ~하다

do ~ to do/be…

Lesson 3

~만 해도

for example, just talking about X

Lesson 1

~ 어/아 내다

to complete something/achieve something despite hardship

Lesson 12

~어/아야만

only by/being ~ing’

Lesson 12

~ 어/아 보니까

having done ~

Lesson 7

~ 어/아 오다

(to continue) to have been ~ing

Lesson 11

~ (었/았)다가

in the middle of, while, after

Lesson 12

~(으)ㄴ/는 대로

as one sees, says, hears, feels, tastes, etc., ‘as soon as (when used with verb in present tense)

Lesson 13

~은/는 ~ 는 것/(으)ㄴ 것이다

N is V-ing/A

Lesson 4

~ (으)ㄹ까 봐

lest X should ~

Lesson 6

~(으)ㄹ 걸

~ probably is/will be

Lesson 1

~ (으)ㄹ 만하다

X is worth ~ing, to be bearable

Lesson 2

~(으)ㄹ 만큼

to the extent that ~

Lesson 10

~ (으)ㄹ 수밖에 없다

all one can do/be is …, one can only do/be

Lesson 4

~(으)ㄹ 지(는) 모르다

do not know if/whether

Lesson 2

~ (으)ㄹ지도 모르다

X may (be the case) …

Lesson 1

~ (으)ㄹ 테니까

as/since X will be the case

Lesson 5

~(으)ㄹ 텐데

would, probably, presumably, in my opinion, I think, etc.

Lesson 1

~ (으)면 좋겠다

wish/hope that ~, it would be nice/good if ~, I would like ~

Lesson 5

~(으)ㅁ으로써

by V-ing

Lesson 10

~이/가 아니라

not ~ but

Lesson 15

~(이)라도

though not the best option, at least/instead …

Lesson 4

~ (이)라잖아요/다잖아요 (라고/다고 하잖아요)

you know, it is said that X is.., people say X is

Lesson 6

~으려나 보다

it seems X will

Lesson 7

~(이/으)ㄴ가;는가/나

question ending

Lesson 10

~ (이/으)면 ~(이/으)ㄹ수록

the more ~ (the better ~)

Lesson 10

~지요 (긍정문)

surely, indeed, of course

Lesson 15

A(으)ㄴ/V는 게 좋겠다

it would be better to; one had better be A/V

Lesson 9

NP 뿐(만) 아니라; V/A(으)ㄹ 뿐(만) 아니라

not only NP/A or ~ V

Lesson 8

NP(으)로서

as ~ (as a person with certain stature, certain qualification, rank, etc.)

Lesson 13

NP은/는 ~ (으)ㄹ/를 말하다 (말하는 거다)

NP refers to

Lesson 6

NP(이)ㄴ지; 는지; A(으)ㄴ지 (잘) 모르다

not know whether X is NP/A or V-ing

Lesson 9

NP(이)라고 하다

X is called NP

Lesson 5

NP(이)라고 할 수 있다

X can be said that ~; can be called~; can be referred to as

Lesson 9

V어/아 놓다

to do something and put aside, to do something in preparation’; ‘to do something in advance’

Lesson 8

V/A(으)리라(고) 믿다/생각하다/여기다/예상하다

one thinks, believes, trusts, etc.

Lesson 11

V지도 (조차) 못하다/N도 (조차) 못하다

(can) not even do V/N-ing

Lesson 11