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Published: Nov. 26, 2012, 9:23 a.m.

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In this lesson, we are going to take a look at the grammar structure, -\\uc544/\\uc5b4/\\uc5ec \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\ub2e4. This structure is used to express the completion of a certain action. In addition to the fact that an action is completed, this structure also includes the speaker\\u2019s feeling, which can be 1) a happy feeling about finally completing a task and getting rid of a burden, or 2) a sad feeling that something happened in a way that the speaker did not want or expect.\\xa0

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Construction:

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Verb stem + -\\uc544/\\uc5b4/\\uc5ec \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\ub2e4\\xa0

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\\ub05d\\ub098\\ub2e4 = to finish; to end

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\\u2192 \\ub05d\\ub098 \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\ub2e4 = to finish; to come to an end

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\\u2192 \\ub05d\\ub098 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694. = It ended (and I am sad about it). / It ended (and it\\u2019s completely over).\\xa0

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Although the construction is fairly simple, it will take some time to get used to the actual meaning behind this grammar structure, especially when you want to determine whether the feeling contained in the sentence is a happy one about completing a task or a sad one about something ending.

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Examples of a happy feeling attached to -\\uc544/\\uc5b4/\\uc5ec \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\ub2e4\\xa0

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1. \\ub2e4 \\ub05d\\ub0b4 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694!\\xa0

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= I\\u2019ve finished everything!

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2. \\uace0\\ubbfc\\ud558\\ub2e4\\uac00, \\uc0ac \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694!\\xa0

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= I was hesitating, but I\\u2019ve (finally) bought it!\\xa0

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Examples of a sad feeling attached to -\\uc544/\\uc5b4/\\uc5ec \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\ub2e4\\xa0

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1. \\uc783\\uc5b4 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.\\xa0

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= I\\u2019ve lost it (and I\\u2019m not happy about it).

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2. \\ub5a8\\uc5b4\\uc838 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.\\xa0

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= It dropped (and I didn\\u2019t want it to).

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Sample Sentences

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1. \\uc5b4\\uc81c \\uc0b0 \\ud578\\ub4dc\\ud3f0\\uc744 \\uc783\\uc5b4 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.

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= I lost the cell phone I bought yesterday. (And I didn\\u2019t want that to happen.)

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2. \\uc548 \\uc88b\\uc740 \\uc77c\\uc740 \\ub2e4 \\uc78a\\uc5b4 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.

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= I\\u2019ve forgotten all the bad things. (I am done with them.)

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3. \\ube68\\ub9ac \\ub05d\\ub0b4 \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\uc138\\uc694.

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= Get it over with quickly.\\xa0

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= Finish it quickly and be done with it already.

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4. \\ubc8c\\uc368 \\ub2e4 \\ub9d0\\ud574 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.\\xa0

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= I\\u2019ve already told them everything. (It\\u2019s done. It\\u2019s over.)

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5. 10\\ubd84 \\ub354 \\uae30\\ub2e4\\ub824\\ub3c4 \\uc548 \\uc624\\uba74 \\uc800 \\ud63c\\uc790 \\uac00 \\ubc84\\ub9b4 \\uac70\\uc608\\uc694.

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= If I wait for 10 more minutes (and) you don\\u2019t come, I will just go by myself.\\xa0

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6. \\uc5b4\\uc81c \\uc4f4 \\uae00\\uc774 \\ub9c8\\uc74c\\uc5d0 \\uc548 \\ub4e4\\uc5b4\\uc11c \\ub2e4 \\uc9c0\\uc6cc \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.

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= I didn\\u2019t like what I wrote yesterday, so I\\u2019ve erased it all.\\xa0

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7. \\ud6a8\\uc9c4 \\uc528\\ud55c\\ud14c \\uae30\\ub2e4\\ub824 \\ub2ec\\ub77c\\uace0 \\ud588\\ub294\\ub370, \\uadf8\\ub0e5 \\uac00 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.

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= I asked Hyojin to wait, but she just left. \\xa0

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8. \\ucef4\\ud4e8\\ud130\\uac00 \\uba48\\ucdb0 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.

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= My computer has stopped. (And it\\u2019s causing me trouble.)

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9. \\uc2dc\\uc791\\ud55c \\uae40\\uc5d0 \\uc624\\ub298 \\ub2e4 \\ub05d\\ub0b4 \\ubc84\\ub9ac\\ub294 \\uac70 \\uc5b4\\ub54c\\uc694?

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= Now that we\\u2019ve started it, why don\\u2019t we just get it all done today?

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10. \\uc601\\ud654\\uac00 \\ubc8c\\uc368 \\uc2dc\\uc791\\ud574 \\ubc84\\ub838\\uc5b4\\uc694.\\xa0

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= Oh, no! The movie has already begun!\\xa0

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