📘 Intermediate Day 9: Talking About Time Passed – ~ㄴ/은 지 Welcome to Day 9 of the Intermediate Korean series! 🕒 Today’s lesson will help you talk about how long it has been since something happened or started. The key grammar form we’ll focus on is: ~ㄴ/은 지 – used to indicate how much time has passed since an action or event This structure is commonly used in everyday conversations to say things like “It’s been three years since I started learning Korean” or “It’s been a while since we met.” 📘 1. What is ~ㄴ/은 지? ~ㄴ/은 지 is attached to the past tense verb stem to express the time that has passed since an event occurred. You will often see it with time-related expressions such as ~됐어요 (It’s been...) or ~넘었어요 (It’s been more than...) 🔧 How to use: Verb + ~ㄴ 지 (if the stem ends in a vowel) Verb + ~은 지 (if the stem ends in a consonant) And then add a time expression + 됐어요 (it’s been...) 📌 Vocabulary Table – Time Expressions Englis...

📘 How to Use ~ㄴ/은 지 – Talking About Time Passed in Korean Want to say “It’s been 2 years since I came to Korea,” “It’s been a long time,” or “How long has it been?” in Korean? Then you need to learn ~ㄴ/은 지 , a useful Korean grammar structure for talking about how much time has passed since an event happened. This pattern is often used with time expressions like “~ 됐어요,” “~ 지났어요,” or “얼마나 됐어요?” 📌 What Does ~ㄴ/은 지 Mean? ~ㄴ/은 지 is attached to the past tense verb stem to mean: ✔️ “since (doing something)” ✔️ “how long it’s been since...” It must be followed by time-related verbs or phrases like: 되다 (to become) → 됐어요 지나다 (to pass) → 지났어요 얼마나 됐어요? (How long has it been?) Structure: Verb past stem + ~ㄴ/은 지 + time + 됐어요/됐습니다 📘 Example Sentences 한국에 온 지 2년 됐어요 – It’s been 2 years since I came to Korea han-guk-e on ji i-nyeon dwaet-seo-yo 밥을 먹은 지 1시간 됐어요 – It’s been 1 hour since I ate bap-eul meok-eun ji han-si-gan dwaet-seo-yo 운전 배운 지 ...