Thursday 21 February 2013

Let's Learn Korean - Particle (으)니까 -


The meaning of using this particle is 'because'. yup, it has the same meaning and usefulness with 아서/어서. 으니까 is a closing particle which be used for the predicate that ends by consonant and 니까 is for the predicate that ends by vowel.

Example:  -  사다   ---->  사니까
                  -  쓰다  ----->  쓰니까
                  -  벗다  ----->  벗으나까
                  -  이다  ----->  이니까
                  -  아니다  ---->  아니까

Although i said this particle is same with 아서/어서, but actually there are any 3 differences between them. And they are:

  1. It gives more specific reason
  2. It can be used for all kind of statements while 아서/어서 is only for declarative and interrogative sentences
  3. It changes the tenses

                  
Example:  -  우유가 뜨거워 천천히 마십나다  =  Because the milk is hot, i drink it slowly
                  -  우유가 뜨거워 천천히 마십니까?  =  Do you drink the milk slowly because it's hot?
                  -  우유가 뜨거우니까 천천히 마십니다  =  Because the milk is hot, i drink it slowly
                  -  우유가 뜨거우니까 천천히 마십니까?  =  Do you drink the milk slowly because it's hot?
                  -  우유가 뜨거워 천천히 마십시오  =  Because the milk is hot, drink it slowly (X)
                  -  우유가 뜨거워 천천히 마십시다  =  Because the milk is so hot, let's drink it slowly (X)
                  -  우유가 뜨거우니까 천천히 마십시오  =  Because the milk is hot, drink it slowly
                  -  우우가 뜨거우니까 천천히 마십시다  =   Because the milk is so hot, let's drink it slowly

confuse? kkk
The examples that i give (X) signs are the incorrect examples. why? because they're imperative and exclamatory sentences, and 아서/어서  can only be used for declarative and interrogative sentences.

Aside from that, this particle also acts as the sign of temporariness, such as 'while', 'when' or 'during'. And the subject is always first person singular  or third person singular.

Example:  -  집에 가니까 창민의 편지가 있었습니다  =  When i came back home, there was a letter from Changmin
                  -  이 야글 먹으니까 감기가 낫더군요  =  When i consume this medicine, my flu recovered




난 사월 생이니까 내가 오빠네?


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