Lesson 21
In Level 4 Lesson 16, you looked at the basic spacing rules when it comes to writing in Korean. You learned that independent words are written separately with a space between them, but there is no space between a noun, or a pronoun, and a marker. You also learned that certain words are used together so often that they are used and considered as just one independent word. In this lesson, you will learn more words that, over time, formed new meanings and are now being used as independent words. These words generally have different meanings from the combination of the original meanings of the combined words.
- 돌려 주다 vs. 돌려주다
돌리다
= to turn; to revolve
돌려 주다
= to turn something for someone
돌려주다
= to return something; to give something back
- 돌아 가다 vs. 돌아가다
돌다
= to turn; to turn around
돌아 가다
= to detour; to go around the long way
돌아가다
= to return; to go back to some place
- 빌려 주다 vs. 빌려주다
빌리다
= to borrow
빌려 주다
= to borrow something (from someone else) for someone
빌려주다
= to lend something to someone
- 알아보다
알다
= to know
보다
= to see
알아보다
= to recognize something/someone; to look into something
알아 보다 does not exist.
- 나오다/나가다
나다
= to be born; to get out; to be out of (not commonly used on its own)
오다
= to come
가다
= to go
나오다
= to come outside
* 나 does not have much meaning on its own; therefore, a space between 나 and 오다 is not possible.
나가다
= to go outside
- 들어오다/들어가다
들다
= to get in; to be in; to get into (not commonly used on its own)
오다
= to come
가다
= to go
들어오다
= to come inside
들어가다
= to go inside
Sample Sentences
열쇠 돌려주세요.
= Please give me back the key.
언제 돌아갈 거예요?
= When will you go back?
돈 좀 빌려줄 수 있어요?
= Can you lend me some money?
한눈에 알아봤어요.
= I recognized it at once.
나가!
= Get out of here!
들어오세요.
= Please come inside.