Korean grammar '-군/는군 (1)'

1. Explanation

 : '-군/는군 (1)' is an ending particle that pay attention to something that knew newly. It is used to express surprise, feeling, response. It is attached after verbs, adjectives, '-이다.', '아니다.' '-는군' conjugates with verbs and '-군' conjugates with an adjectives. However final consonanat '-ㄹ' ending verbs conjugates with '-는군'. Let's look at examples.

 

*Source : National Institute of Korean Language

2. Examples

 한국어 열심히 공부하는군요. (You are studying Korean hard.) 

 *공부하다 to study 

  1) A word 공부하다 is a verb.

  2) A verb stem is '공부하-'

  3) It conjugates with '-는군요.'

  4) 공부하는군요.

 

 지수님은 영화를 자주 보는군요. (Jisu, you watch movies often.) 

 *보다 to watch

  1) A word '보다' is a verb.

  2) A verb stem is '보-'

  3) It conjugates with '-는군요.'

  4) 보는군요.

 

 글씨를 정성스럽게 쓰는군요. (You write with great care.) 

 *쓰다 to write

  1) A word '쓰다' is a verb.

  2) A verb stem is '쓰-'

  3) It conjugates with '-는군요.'

  4) 쓰는군요.

 

 긴 영상인데도 금방 만드는군요. (Even though It's a long video, you make it quikly.) 

 *살다 to live

  1) A word '만들다' is a verb.

  2) A verb stem is '만들-'

  3) It ends with a consonant 'ㄹ'

  4) Drop consonant 'ㄹ'

  5) It conjugates with '-는군요.'

  6) 만드는군요.

 

 벌써 봄이라니 시간이 정말 빠르군요. (It's already spring, time really flies.)

 *시간이 빠르다 time flies 

  1) A word '빠르다' is an adjective.

  2) An adjective stem is '빠르-'

  3) It conjugates with '-군요.'

  $) 빠르군요.

 

 비가 와서 카페에 손님이 없군요. (There are no customers in the cafe because it's raining.)

 *없다 there is no

  1) A word '없다' is an adjective.

  2) An adjective stem is '없-'

  3) It conjugates with '-군요.'

  4) 없군요.

 

 봄이지만 밤에는 아직 쌀쌀하군요. (Even though it's spring, it's still chilly at night.)

 *쌀쌀하다 chilly

  1) A word '쌀쌀하다' is an adjective.

  2) An adjective stem is '쌀쌀하-'

  3) It conjugates with '-군요.'

  4) 쌀쌀하군요.

 

 겨울은 여름보다 밤이 길군요. (Winter nights are longer than summer.)

 *길다 long 

  1) A word '길다' is an adjective.

  2) An adjective stem is '길-'

  3) It conjugates with '-군요.'

  4) 길군요.

 

 

3. Practice

 There are many fans at the concert hall. 

 콘서트장에 팬들이 _______________ . ( *많다 a lot ) 

 

 Suji is working at her previous company again.

 수지님이 다시 예전 회사에서 _______________ . ( *일하다 to work )

 

 Even though I see the cherry blossoms every year, they're always beautiful.

 벚꽃은 매년 보는데도 늘 _______________ . ( *아름답다 beautiful )

 

 Even though it's the weekend, you go to bed early.

 주말인데도 빨리 _______________ . ( *자다 to sleep )

 

 The ingredients in the gimbap are generous.

 김밥에 들어간 재료들이 _______________ . ( *이다 be )

 

 Jiman goes climbing every weekend without skipping it.

 지민 님은 주말마다 거르지 않고 _______________ . ( *등산하다 to climb )

 

 During the new semester, packages come constantly.

 새 학기에는 택배가 끊임없이 _______________ . ( *오다 to come )

 

 The campus during the festival period is noisy.

 축제 기간의 캠퍼스는 _______________ . ( *시끄럽다 noisy )

 

4. Vocabulary

 한국어 Korean / 열심히 hard / 공부하다 to study / 영화 movie / 자주 often / 보다 to watch / 글씨 handwritting / 정성스럽게 great care / 쓰다 to write / 긴 long / 영상 video / 금방 quickly / 만들다 to make / 벌써 already / 봄 spring / 시간 time / 빠르다 fast / 시간이 빠르다 time flies / 비가 오다 to rain / 카페 cafe / 손님 customer / 없다 there is no / -이지만 even though / 밤 night / 아직 still / 쌀쌀하다 chilly / 겨울 winter / 여름 summer / 보다 than / 길다 long / 콘서트장 concert hall / 팬 fan / 많다 a lot / 다시 again / 예전 previous / 회사 company / 일하다 to work / 벚꽃 cherry blossoms / 매년 every year / 보다 to see / 늘 always / 아름답다 beautiful / 주말 weekend / 빨리 early / 자다 to sleep / 김밥 gimbap / 들어가다 to put into / 재료 ingredient / 푸짐하다 generous / 주말 weekend / 마다 every / 거르다 to skip / 않다 not / 등산하다 to climb / 새학기 new semester / 택배 package / 끊임없이 constantly / 오다 to come / 축제 festival / 기간 period / 캠퍼스 campus / 시끄럽다 noisy

 

5. Answer

 많군요. / 일하는군요. / 아름답군요. / 자는군요. / 푸짐하군요. / 등산하는군요. / 오는군요. / 시끄럽군요.