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Past Tense, Connectives & Aspect

Past tense, connective endings, progressive and tense system
과거 시제 심화
past tense in depth
past tense forms
았/었, 았었/었었 (past perfect), 더 (retrospective)
더 — retrospective marker
deo — retrospective marker
deo
맛있더라고요 = (I found/recall that) it was delicious
겠 — intention / assumption
get — intention / conjecture
-get-
가겠어요 = I will go; 춥겠어요 = it must be cold
연결어미: -고, -아/어서, -지만
connective endings overview
connective endings
Linking clauses with different semantic relationships
-(으)면서 — while/simultaneously
-(eu)myeonseo — while simultaneously
-myeonseo
음악을 들으면서 공부해요 = study while listening to music
-(으)니까 — because (subjective)
-(eu)nikka — because (reasoning)
-nikka
바쁘니까 못 가요 = can't go because I'm busy
-(으)ㄹ 것이다 — will (assumption)
-(eu)l geosida — will/probably
-(eu)l geosida
올 거예요 = will probably come
시제와 서법의 결합
tense and mood interaction
tense-mood
How tense markers combine with modal meanings
완료상: -아/어 버리다
completive aspect: a/eo beorida
-a/eo beorida
먹어 버렸어요 = ate it all up (completed, done)
진행상과 상태상 비교
progressive vs stative aspect
progressive / stative
고 있다 (action) vs 아/어 있다 (state)