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ernie
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 Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject: Using Future Tense in Korean |
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i've been trying to figure out when it is appropriate to use future tense when speaking korean... i've had no luck because many koreans (like many english-speakers) don't really understand the mechanics of their language - it "just sounds right"...
so: what's the difference between present tense and future tense? my teacher tried to explain that future tense is used for "plans" or "intent" - does that mean that whenever i don't use future tense, i don't really plan to do the action?
i don't understand how you can have "strong" and "weak" plans: either you DO plan to do something or you DON'T! like from seinfeld: "there are no big and small coincidences, there are JUST coincidences!" |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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perhaps they meant confirmed plans vs something that may change or you are not yet sure.
I am going to go to the concert next week
vs.
I might be going to the concert next week.
vs.
I'll probably go to the concert next week. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 3:55 am Post subject: Re: Using Future Tense in Korean |
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| ernie wrote: |
i've been trying to figure out when it is appropriate to use future tense when speaking korean... i've had no luck because many koreans (like many english-speakers) don't really understand the mechanics of their language - it "just sounds right"...
so: what's the difference between present tense and future tense? my teacher tried to explain that future tense is used for "plans" or "intent" - does that mean that whenever i don't use future tense, i don't really plan to do the action?
i don't understand how you can have "strong" and "weak" plans: either you DO plan to do something or you DON'T! like from seinfeld: "there are no big and small coincidences, there are JUST coincidences!" |
Generally, you're safe with the 'probable future' even if you're definitely gonna do something. Ask a Korean how to say "I'm gonna go to America" they'll give you this tense (ㄹ/을거예요.......)
A more pertinent example might be 저녁 먹으러 어디로 갈거예요? Where are we going to eat dinner? But - as I say - it seems to me as though you can use it for anything concerning the future, but maybe you might wanna use the 'definite future' if you fancy: 효리가 오겠어요 (Hyo Ri will come - definitely).
More specifically, to plan to do something is ___ (으) 려고 하다 (가려고 해요, 입으려고 해요, 삼겹살 먹으려고 해요.........) |
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Sine qua non
Joined: 18 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Using Future Tense in Korean |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
Generally, you're safe with the 'probable future' even if you're definitely gonna do something. Ask a Korean how to say "I'm gonna go to America" they'll give you this tense (?/????.......)
A more pertinent example might be ?? ??? ??? ????? Where are we going to eat dinner? But - as I say - it seems to me as though you can use it for anything concerning the future, but maybe you might wanna use the 'definite future' if you fancy: ??? ???? (Hyo Ri will come - definitely). |
Seconded.
(My bad on the hangeul not coming out in the quoted text.) |
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