📘 Grammar 12: How to Use ~ㄴ/은/는 – Korean Descriptive Clause Grammar
📘 How to Use ~ㄴ/은/는 – Korean Descriptive Clause Grammar Want to say things like “the book I read”, “the person who is coming”, or “the food I ate” in Korean? Then you need to understand how to use ~ㄴ / ~은 / ~는 — one of the most powerful and essential grammar patterns in Korean. This grammar lets you describe nouns using verbs, just like English relative clauses ("that I read", "who is coming"). 🧠 What Is the ~ㄴ/은/는 Clause? This structure connects a verb to a noun, making a descriptive clause (like “the movie that I watched”). ~는 → present tense action (ongoing) ~ㄴ / ~은 → past tense action (already done) You put this form before the noun it describes. 🟡 ~는: Present Descriptive Clause Use ~는 to describe something currently happening or habitual. 공부 하는 학생 – the student who studies 요리 하는 사람 – the person who is cooking 지금 가는 사람 – the person who is going now 💡 Simply add ~는 to the present tense verb stem. 🟠 ~ㄴ/은: Past De...