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Korean Grammar Patterns
ㄹ 탈락 명사형
Meaning
ㄹ-stem nominalization
How to use it
When a ㄹ-stem verb takes the nominalizer -ㅁ, the ㄹ is kept and ㅁ attaches directly, written as ㄺ: 만들다 → 만듦 (not 만듬), 살다 → 삶. The double-batchim 'ㄺ' captures both consonants. This trips up many learners.
만들다→만듦, 알다→앎, 살다→삶, 울다→욺.,Never spell it 만듬 or 삼.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 만들다 → 만듦 (만듬 ✗). mandeulda → mandeurm. | make → 만듦 (making/the act of making) |
| 살다 → 삶 (인생/사는 것). salda → salm. | live → 삶 (life / living) |
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