Unit 10: Korean Lifetime-expressionpast-tense

시간 + 에 + 동사 (과거 시점)

시간+에+동사 (과거 시점)

Explanation

Specify when something happened. "Last fall", "last year" etc. + 에 marks the time.

작년 가을에 한국에 왔습니다

jang-nyeon ga-eul-e han-guk-e wat-seum-ni-da

I came to Korea last fall

지난주에 영화를 봤어요

ji-nan-ju-e yeong-hwa-reul bwat-sseo-yo

I watched a movie last week

어제 저녁에 친구를 만났어요

eo-je jeo-nyeok-e chin-gu-reul man-nat-sseo-yo

I met a friend yesterday evening

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Learn how to tell time in Korean using both Sino-Korean and Native Korean number systems, plus essential time expressions like 부터/까지.

동사/형용사 + -ㅂ니다/습니다 (격식체)

동사 + -(으)려고 하다

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