Korean Grammar for International Learners (New Edition)

Korean Grammar for International Learners is a book edited by Yonsei University that includes explanations and examples of all aspects of Korean grammar. This comprehensive grammar is divided into 17 chapters, each focusing on a specific topic: formal and informal registers, passive form, verb conjugation, particles, etc.

One of the main features of this book is the large number of examples included; all of them are written in Korean with English translation. All explanations are written in English.

A book suitable for students of any level who want a Korean grammar book with all the theory explained clearly and concisely.

About this book

This book is more practical than theoretical.

The authors explain easy Korean grammar with an example sentense.
Table of contents
Authors' Preface .III
Translator's Preface .V
Preliminaries .VII

Chapter one
Special Features of Korean Grammar and Sentence Structure
1. Part of speech in Korean/1
2. Special Features of Korean Grammar/4
3. Basic Sentence Structure of Korean/6
1) Basic Sentence Types . 6
2) Constituent Elements of Sentence Structure . 6
3) Korean Sentence Structure Types . 14

Chapter Two
Nouns
1. Noun Functions/19
2. Noun Type/20
3. Bound Nouns/20
1) Nouns Always Used Dependently . 21
2) Free Forms which also function as Bound Nouns/Post-Modifiers . 64

Chapter Three
Pronouns
1. Personal Pronouns/83
2. Demonstrative Pronouns/85

Chapter Four
Numerals
1. Cardinal Numerals/89
1) Pure Korean Cardinal Numerals . 90
2) Sino-Korean Numerals . 92
2. Ordinal Numerals/93
1) Pure Korean Ordinal Numerals . 93
2) Sino-Korean Ordinal Numerals . 94

Chapter Five
Verbs
1. Action Verbs/97
2. Descriptive Verbs/98
3. The Copula "be"/99
4. The Verb "exist"/101
5. Verb Conjugation/102
1) What is Conjugation . 102
2) Conjugation Classes . 102
3) Conjugation and Suffixes. 104
4) Irregular Verbs . 104

Chapter Six
Adnominals
1. Demonstrative Adnominals/115
2. Numerical Adnominals/116
3. Descriptive Adnominals/116

Chapter Seven
Adverbials
1. Classification of Adverbs according to Meaning/119
1) Time Adverbs. 119
2) Frequency Adverbs . 120
3) General Adverbs. 121
4) Degree Adverbs. 122
2. Classification of Adverbs according to Method of Word-formation/122
1) Non-derived Adverbs . 123
2) Derived Adverbs . 124
3) Interrogative~Indefinite Adverbs and Negative Adverbs . 128
4) Conjunctive Adverbs . 129
5) Mimetic Adverbs . 137
3. Adverbial Forms of Verbs via Inflection/138
4. Position of Adverbials/139

Chapter Eight
Exclamations
1. They express the instinctive surprise or emotion of the speaker/141
2. Exclamations are used to call or reply to others/142
3. Exclamations include words which are used as a short of empty filler hedge/142

Chapter Nine
Particles
1. Case Particles/144
1) Subject Particle . 144
2) Object Particle . 146
3) Complement Particle . 148
4) Adnominal Particle . 148
5) Adverbial Particle . 149
6) Vocative Particle . 158
2. Connective Particles/159
3. Auxiliary Particles/161

Chapter Ten
Tense
1. Tense Marking via Final Verb Endings/189
l) Present Tense . 189
2) Past Tense . 191
3) Future Tense . 194
4) Progressive Tense . 196

Chapter Eleven
Honorifics and Humilifics
1. Subject Honorification/199
2. Speech Levels/202
1) Formal Speech Level . 204
2) Informal Speech Level . 207
3. Honorification by Means of Lexical Expressions/210

Chapter Twelve
Negation
1. Negation in Declarative and Interrogative Sentences/214
2. Negation in Imperative and Propositive Sentences/216
3. Lexical Negation/216
4. Negation in Confirmation Questions/217

Chapter thirteen
Special Expressions using Conjugational Endings
1. Final Endings/219
1) Final Endings and Speech Levels . 221
2) Final Endings with Special Uses . 221
2. Conjunctive Endings/236
3. Adnominal Endings/316
4. Nominalizer Endings/319
1) Summative . 319

Chapter Fourteen
Auxiliary Verbs
1. Progressive Auxiliary Verbs/340
2. Terminative Auxiliary Verbs/343
3. Donatory Auxiliary Verbs/348
4. Exploratory Auxiliary Verbs/350
5. Iterative Auxiliary Verbs/351
6. Retentive Auxiliary Verbs/352
7. Desiderative Auxiliary Verbs/354
8. Descriptive Auxiliary Verbs/357
9. Negative Auxiliary Verbs/359
1O. Auxiliary of Inability Verbs/362

Chapter Fifteen
Passive and Causative
1. Passives/364
1) Short Passives . 364
2) Long Passives . 365
2. Causatives/366
1) Short Causatives . 366
2) Long Causatives . 368

Chapter thirteen
Quoted Speech
1. Direct Quoted Speech/372
2. Indirect Quoted Speech/373
1) Characteristic for Indirect Quoted Speech . 373
2) Deletion of the Quotation Particle and of Dummy Verb . 380

Chapter Seventeen
Prefixes and Suffixes
1. Prefixes/399