Friday, May 25, 2012

Korean Learn (Level 2 part 20) [have to do...]



we are going to take a look at how to say that you “have to” or “should” do something in Korean.

The construction itself is quite simple to understand. You take the verb stem of a verb and add the part (a verb ending) that makes the sentences take the meaning of “have to” or “should”.

to have to, should, must= verb stem + -아/어/여 (-a/eo/yeo) + -야 되다/하다 (-ya dwida/hada)

Examples:
자다 [ja-da] = to sleep
자 (ja) + -아/어/여 (-a/eo/yeo) + -야 되다/하다 (-ya dwida/hada)
--> 자 (ja) + “-아” (-a) + -야 되다/하다 (-ya dwida/hada) [You choose “-아” because 자 ends with the vowel “ㅏ”]
--> 자야 되다/하다 (jaya dwida/hada) [You then drop the -아 because it’s the same same as “ㅏ”]
--> 자야 되다 (jaya dwida) and 자야 하다 (jaya hada) are the same thing.

쓰다 [sseu-da] = to use, to write
쓰 (sseu) +-아/어/여 (-a/eo/yeo) + -야 되다/하다 (-ya dwida/hada)
--> 쓰 + “-어” (eo) + -야 되다/하다 (-ya dwida/hada) [You choose “-어” because 쓰 doesn’t end in “ㅏ” or “ㅗ”]
--> 써야 되다/하다 (Sseoya dwida/hada) [쓰 (sseu) + 어 (eo) together change to ‘써’ (sseo)]
--> 써야 되다 (Sseoya dwida) and 써야 하다 (Sseoya hada) mean the same thing.


So the construction is basically:
1. verb stems ending in vowels ‘ㅏ’ or ‘ ㅗ’ + -아야 되다/하다

2. verb stems ending in other vowels + -어야 되다/하다3. 하 + -여야 되다/하다

But it is more important to understand WHY -아/어/여야 되다/하다 (-a/eo/yeoya dwida/hada) means “to have to” or “should”.

In order to understand this, we can look at the structure in two separate parts.


1. -아/어/여 (-a/eo/yeo) + -야 (ya) This part means “only when _____ is done” or “only when you do _____”.

2. 되다 or 하다 (dwida or hada)되다 (dwida) means “to be done” or “to be possible” and 하다 (hada) means “to do” something.

So if you put 1 and 2 together, it takes the meaning of “only when you do _____, it works” or “only if _____ is done, it’s okay.”


Therefore -아/어/여야 되다/하다 (-a/eo/yeoya dwida/hada) takes the meaning of “to have to” or “should.”

What is the difference between 하다 and 되다 here?

The only difference is that using 되다 is more common in colloquial situations.

Sample sentences
1. 집에 가야 돼요. [ji-be ga-ya dwae-yo.] = I have to go home.
2. 저는 뭐 해야 돼요? [jeo-neun mwo hae-ya dwae-yo?] = What should I do?

finish than... see you at the next part ^_^ thanks for lerning with me



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