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-(으)니까
Try it freeComplete examples with -(으)니까Apply the formation rule before moving into the related grammar path.Open →Explanation
Justification 니까.
Common with suggestions.
Start with “비가 오니까 가요.” (It's raining so let's go.). Say the whole sentence first, then identify exactly what -(으)니까 contributes before changing any other words.
Compare “늦었으니까 택시 타요.” with “맛있으니까 드세요.”. Keep the function of -(으)니까 the same while noticing what changes around it; then rebuild one of the examples with vocabulary you already know.
Examples
비가 오니까 가요.
It's raining so let's go.
늦었으니까 택시 타요.
Late so take a taxi.
맛있으니까 드세요.
It's good so eat.
Common mistakes
- Do not choose -(으)니까 only because an English translation contains “because since”. Check the Korean function, attachment, and speech level in the full sentence.
- Do not memorize -(으)니까 as an isolated ending. Mark the stem or phrase it attaches to in one example, then rebuild that example with new vocabulary.
How to practice
- Production check: say “비가 오니까 가요.” naturally, then change one content word without changing the job -(으)니까 is doing.
- When a related pattern is listed below, compare both forms in the same situation instead of memorizing two English glosses separately.
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