-는/(으)ㄴ/(으)ㄹ
neun/(eu)n/(eu)l
Grammar · 1 sense
that, who
Examples
호수 주변에는 예쁜 꽃밭이 있어요.
There is a beautiful flower garden around the lake.
저녁에 먹을 음식을 준비합시다.
Let's prepare the food to eat in the evening.
우리는 일요일 아침에 늦잠 자는 것을 좋아합니다.
We like to sleep in on Sunday mornings.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is used constantly in both conversation and writing, from casual speech to formal documents. Learners encounter it in descriptions, plans, labels, news, and everyday dialogue.
What learners get wrong
English speakers often place the clause after the noun, but Korean puts the modifying clause before it. The choice among 는, (으)ㄴ, and (으)ㄹ depends on the verb or adjective and its time or expectedness.
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