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Korean Language - Special Usage Of Nouns

Nouns can be used in independent of other words in their own right. They can be also used idiomatically with preceding and modifying nouns or verbs.

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1) –는(은,을)모양이다

A state or shape of an event. The speaker’s estimation or verification of a certain state is conveyed. Used in the following form, it conveys the meaning of “seems to be”
밖을 보니 비가 올 모양이에요. Looking outside it seems it is raining.
오늘은  희의가 일찍 끝난 모양이애요. It seems your meeting is adjourned early

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2) –(으)ㄴ 일이 있다/없다

1.   A matter of fact or matter in itself, something that has occurred in past.
나는  미국에  가 본 일이 있읍니다.
    I have been to America
지난 주에 부산에 출장 간 일이 있어요. I went to on a business trip to Pusan.

 2.   A matter of fact or matter that is still occurring, a habit, or a matter of fact.
주말에 극장에 가는 일도 있읍니다.
    I sometimes go to the theater on weekends.
그  사람은 집에서 공부하는 일이 있습니다. He never studies at home.

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3) –때

Approximated time of a day or a period.
저녁때  몇 시쯤  집에  돌아가십니까? In the evening what time do you go home

점심때 어디에서 식사를  할까요 ?
    Where shall we go for lunch?

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4) –(으)ㄹ때

선생님은  어렸을  때부터 키가  크셨어요 ?
    Have you been tall since childhood, sir?
한국말로  말할때에는  언제나  긴장 합니다. I am always tense when I speak in Korean.

Suffixes after Nouns