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Because, and Things Like That -가지고
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A friend asks how your film club started and what members do. You can give a conversational reason with -아/어 가지고, then list typical activities with -ㄴ다거나. The list gives examples rather than every possibility.
A Spoken Reason
The -아/어 form plus 가지고 often supplies a reason in conversation: 좋아해 가지고, 바빠 가지고. It is frequently shortened to -아/어 갖고. For careful formal writing, a connector such as -아서/어서 is usually a better fit.
yeonghwareul joahae gajigo donghohoee gaiphaesseoyo.
I joined the club because I like films.
iri mana gajigo eoje mot gasseoyo.
I couldn’t go yesterday because I had a lot of work.
List Representative Activities
Present action verbs take -ㄴ다거나 after a vowel and -는다거나 after a consonant: 본다거나, 먹는다거나. ㄹ drops: 놀다 → 논다거나. Adjectives take -다거나 and nouns -(이)라거나. The last item can use an ordinary ending.
jumareneun yeonghwareul bondageona chaegeul ilgeoyo.
On weekends I do things like watch films or read books.
moimyeon yorireul handageona gachi babeul meogeoyo.
When we meet, we do things like cook or eat together.
Hint · 힌트
-거나 can simply connect alternatives. -ㄴ다거나 is useful when naming examples of the sorts of things involved; the list need not be exhaustive.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
donghohoe | interest club |
gaiphada | to join |
moida | to gather |
hwaldong | activity |
yeonghwa | film |
jumal | weekend |
chwimi | hobby |
yeoga | leisure |
undong | exercise |
sanchaek | walk |
deungsan | hiking |
jajeongeo | bicycle |
suyeong | swimming |
yoga | yoga |
teniseu | tennis |
nonggu | basketball |
chukgu | football |
geim | game |
dokseo | reading |
geurim | picture or drawing |
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