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[waggo]

Im studying this structure in Korean at the moment.I would be grateful if any of you boffins could give me your interpretations of it's uses.

A few gentle examples would be nice to.

[Son Deureo!]

I've never heard of it. Are you sure you don't mean ~����?

If so, it basically has two meanings. The first essentially translates as "until ~ happens".

For example:

�ʵ��� �� ����ϴ�. - I slept until (it was) late.
�ذ� �ߵ��� �� �԰� �̾߱� �߽��ϴ�. - We drank and talked until the sun came up.

The other, probably more useful, meaning is "so that ~ happens" or "hoping that ~ .

For example:

�����ϵ��� DVD�濡 �ʴ��ߴ�. - I invited (her) to the DVD room so that I could have sex with her.

This type of construction is also frequently used in the negative, when talking about things you're trying to prevent, as in:

������ �ɸ��� �ʵ��� �ܵ� ����ϴ�. - I wore a condom so that I wouldn't get a social disease.

I hope that this answers your questions.

[Ilsanman]

It means 'striving towards a goal' as far as I know.

I can't say if those examples were good, but here is another one.

�츮 �������� ����
Let's try to meet.

[mithridates]

���� �ʵ��� �����ּ���...beg so that you don't die.

���� �ʴ� means not die, and then put on the ~���� and then the verb after you're going to use as your means for not dying.

[waggo]

Thanks everyone that was helpful....next time i will post on Mith's board.

[Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee]

So that

Until

Let

[Daami]

...in order to...

[tomato]

Waggo, did you know that it is possible for the OP to change the title of a thread?
I fubarred on a thread title one time, and it worked.

[waggo]

Cant be bothered!