Korean Conjunctions



Learn how to connect sentence to sentence and nouns to nouns.



Korean English
1) sentence. 왜냐하면 + sentence
2) conjugated verb root + 서, (next clause)
- past tense: still the present conjugated verb root + 서
3) verb root + 기 때문에, (next clause)
- past tense: change to past tense
4) Verb root + 기 때문이다.
5) conjugated verb root
6) noun + 라서 or 이라서 or 때문에
7) verb root + 니(까) or 으니(까)
because
1) sentence. 그런데, 그러나 or 하지만 + sentence
2) verb root + 는데 or 지만
but
1) sentence. 그래서 + sentence
2) conjugated verb root + 서
so
1) sentence. 그리고 + sentence
2) verb root + 고
3) noun + 고 or 이고
4) noun + 와 or 과 or 랑 or 이랑 (can be used for “with”)
and
1) noun + 나 or 이나
2) verb root + (거)나
3) past tense verb root + 으나
so
1) 그리고 나서 or그런 후에
2) verb root + 다(가)
3) conjugated verb root
4) verb root + 서
and then
1) sentence. 그러므로 + sentence
2) verb root + (으)므로
therefore
1) verb root +ㄹ 때 (v), 을 때 (c)
2) When ( only with past experience):
verb root + 을 당시(에), 그 당시에 (at that time..)
when
게다가, 더군다가 besides
B 아니라 A A NOT B
verb root + 면서(v), 으면서 (c) while
1) verb root + 면(v), 으면 (c)
2) More hypothetical: verb root + ㄴ다면(v), 는다면(c)
3) Noun + 라면(v), 이라면 (c)
if