mission accomplished in killing the korean thread, but no reason to let this one die too

 

how are the studies coming, mina

 

oh goodie, I thought you had forgotten about this

Let's learn basic sentence structure!

In Japanese, there is:

A wa B desu. (AはBです)
and
A wa B dewa arimasen. (AはBではありません)


What is the Korean equivalent?

 

wait up, I think you're forgetting I don't know how to speak japanese.

 

Sorry ^^;

A wa B desu = A is B
example: Kore wa hon desu = This (kore) is a book (hon).

A wa B dewa arimasen = A is not B
example: Kore wa hon dewa arimasen = This is not a book.

 

it is very similar.


이것은 책입니다.
this is a book.

이것(This or this object)
은(same as "wa")??? <--- guessing
책(book)
입니다(same as "desu")??? <--- guessing


은 or 는 follows and supports a pronoun. you use 은 when the pronoun ends with 받침. For example, 미나(콩)은

you use 는 when there is no 받침. For example, 미나(코)는

 

*processing the post above*


*gears in head turning*

 

you will come across 이 and 가 soon. they are similar to 은 and 는... its difficult for me to tell you when to use 은(는) instead of 이(가)

이것은 책이 아닙니다.
this is not a book.


이것 = this
은
책 = book
이 = similar to 은(는)
아닙니다 = is Not

 

^^ yeah, all that he said

 

이 is used when there is 받침
Ex: 이것은 (손)이 아닙니다.

가 is used when there is no 받침
Ex: 이것은 (소)가 아닙니다.