Korean Sentence Structure (Object & Adverb)
In both Korean and English, the simplest sentence structure of “a subject + a verb (predicate) is the same. However, in Korean sentences, add an ‘object’ or ‘adverb’ between a subject and a verb.
In Korea, there’s a saying: “To fully understand what Korean people are saying, listen until they finish their sentence.” This is because, in Korean, the verb always comes at the end of the sentence.
In English, the verb always comes after the subject, while in Korean, the verb always comes at the end of the sentence.
English: I am American. (subject + verb + object)
Korean: I American am. 나는 미국사람이예요. (subject + object + verb)
English: I eat an apple. (subject + verb + object)
Korean: I an apple eat. 나는 사과를 먹어요. (subject + object + verb)
English: I run fast. (subject + verb + adverb)
Korean: I fast run. 나는 빨리 달려요. (subject + adverb + verb)
More Example Sentences
English: I am American.
Korean: I American am. (나는 미국사람이예요.)
English: They visit the city.
Korean: They the city visit. (샘은 도시를 방문해요.)
English: We like K-pop music.
Korean: We K-pop music like. (우리는 케이팝 음악을 좋아해요.)
English: We like K-drama.
Korean: We K-drama like. (우리는 한국 드라마를 좋아해요.)
English: She speaks Korean fluently.
Korean: She Korean fluently speaks. (그녀는 한국말을 유창하게 말해요.)
English: We draw the picture carefully.
Korean: We carefully the picture draw. (우리는 조심스럽게 그림을 그려요.)
English: He eats a lot.
Korean: He a lot eats. (그는 많이 먹어요.)
