Lesson 31: Using ~는 것 with 이다, ㄴ/는다는것 Click here for a Workbook to go along with this lesson. Jump to: Vocabulary Introduction Using ~는 것 with 이다 ~ㄴ/는다는 것 Vocabulary Nouns: 미소 = smile 배달 = delivery 반지 = ring 입술 = lips 미술 = art 목걸이 = necklace 수영복 = bathing suit 귀고리 = earrings 간식 = snacks 경영 = management/administration second class) 종교 = religion 시청 = city hall Verbs: 어울리다= get along with 알리다 = inform/tell/report/notify 아끼다 = to cherish something 남기다 = to leave something 명도하다 = shave 빌려주다 = lend 샤워하다 = shower 덮다 = cover up/close a book/keep a secret 없어지다 = disappear/lose 따라가다 = follow 지나가다 = go pass/go by 키우다 = raise/train/develop 참다 = hold back/endure Passive Verbs: 쓰이다 = state of being written on 떨어지다 = to drop/fail a test* .목표 = specific goal 숲 = forest 주머니 = pocket 삼촌 = uncle on fathers side 칠판 = blackboard/chalkboard 딸기 = strawberry 상추 = lettuce 선택 = choice 공사 = construction 교시 = class (first class. Using ~는 것 with 이다 You’ve learned a lot about how to add ~는 것 to any verb (and technically adjectives as well by using ~ㄴ/은 것). and also a little bit about how to understand ~는 것 when it is presented as ~ㄴ/는다는 것. Let’s get started. but you have yet to learn about how to add it to 이다. Introduction I keep saying this. try using our Memrise tool. lets remember what ~는 것 does: . Don’t think that you’re out of the woods yet – because there is still a lot to know. The first thing you are probably asking to yourself is: When would I ever want to add ~는 것 to 이다? Well.Adjectives: 부럽다/부러워하다 = envious 긍정적이다 = positive 부정적이다 = negative Adverbs and Other Words: 식 = in a certain way/manner (그런 식) 동갑 = same age 아까 = earlier 꽉 = tight (hold tight) Words With * For help memorizing these words. but you have learned a lot about using the ~는 것 principle. you will learn how to use ~는 것 with 이다. In this lesson. it would make sense if you could write: 선생님이는 남자… …It would make sense if you could do that. you can just say a noun. you must add ~라는 것 to it. you must add ~이라는 것 to it For example: 선생님이라는 남자 = the man who is a teacher 2) If the noun you are attaching 이다 to ends in a vowel.If you want to just say a noun. think of 이다 as a verb. you can use adjectives: 똑똑한 남자 = smart man Or verbs: 먹고 있는 남자 = the man who is eating But… now think about this for a second… what if you want to describe a noun with a noun? Look at the difference (or similarities) between the three following sentences: 똑똑한 남자 = the smart man (or – man who is smart) 먹고 있는 남자 = the man who is eating _____________= the man who is a teacher How would you do that? For the moment. If I wanted to say “the man who is a teacher. but that is incorrect. 의사라는 여자 = the woman who is a doctor . For example: Man = 남자 If you want to describe that noun. There are two ways to use ~는 것 with 이다: 1)If the noun you are attaching 이다 to ends in a consonant. sometimes it is necessary to say things like “the (noun) who is a (noun)”: 선생님이라는 남자들은 매일 술을 마셔요 = men who are teachers drink alcohol every day 그 사람이 나쁜 사람이라는 것을 알고 있어요 = I know that that person is a bad person Which could also be said like this: 그 사람이 나쁜 것을 알고 있어요 = I know that that person is bad Using ~는 것 with 이다 is also done sometimes when conjugating to the future tense when conjugating as ‘~ㄹ 것이다. Nonetheless. When I first learned about ~는 것. however. ~ㄴ/는다는 것 This is kind of a weird grammatical principal to describe – and I didn’t even know where to put it. this is often used when talking about somebody’s name or what something is called (I am looking for somebody named Steven). I want to show you something else. The grammar within that usually deals with quoting. Before we get into that.’ We will talk about this later in the next section of this lesson. so we will cover this a little bit more when you learn about quoting in Lesson 52.In practice. . I often saw sentences that – instead of being written like this: 내가 가는 것… were written like this: 내가 간다는 것… . I might suggest that you jump ahead to Lesson 52 for a few minutes just to get an idea of how quoting is done in . It is a little bit confusing because up to this point you have yet to learn about quoted sentences. when I was learning about ~는 것. I would sometimes notice things like this: 내가 간다는 것 Which is the plain form conjugation of a verb plus ~는 것 added directly to the full conjugated word. To refresh your memory. instead of: 그가 나를 좋아하지 않는 것을 알아 The second one would usually translate to (as you know): I know that he doesn’t like me The subtle difference with conjugating the word before ~는 것 is that you have created a quoted sentence that is now describing a noun.Before we get into what it means – notice how it is written. the present tense (for verbs) of this conjugation would be: 가다 = 간다 먹다 = 먹는다 Past tense would be: 가다 = 갔다 먹다 = 먹었다 Future tense would be: 가다 = 가겠다 먹다 = 먹겠다 As I said. An example of this in use would be: 그가 나를 좋아하지 않는다는 것을 알아. The verb that ~는 것 is being added to is being conjugated into the plain form. I will breakdown and discuss the meaning of these types of sentences more specifically in Lesson 52. you were taught to just think of “~ㄹ 것이다” as one grammatical unit (instead of being a verb describing a noun. A common translation of the first example above would be: I know the fact that he doesn’t like me Two nouns that are specifically used in place of “것” in these types of sentences are “사실” (fact) and“소문” (rumor). Remember the best way to conjugate to the future tense. These are often used because these are nouns whose meaning inherently implies that something was said. I want to briefly introduce it here). Instead of saying “먹겠다” it is more common to say “먹을 것이다. followed by 이다). but for now (as I view this grammatical principle as an extension of the ~는 것 principle. . For example: 그 여자의 남편이 비서랑 바람을 피운다는 소문이 있어요 = There is a rumor that that woman’s husband is having an affair with his secretary Instead of: 그 여자의 남편이 비서랑 바람을 피우는 소문이 있어요 = There is a rumor that that woman’s husband is having an affair with his secretary This same principle can be used in the past tense as well (remember to be using the plain form): 그녀가 시험에 떨어졌다는 소문을 들었어요 = I heard a rumor that she failed the test 그녀는 아이가 죽었다는 사실을 숨겼어요 = She hid (the fact that) her child died You can actually use this principle in this future tense as well.Korean. Even though 먹을 것이다 is made up of 먹을 + 것 + 이다. but fasten your seat belts – because it gets tricky.” You now know that “먹을 것이다” is made of the future conjugation of ~는 것 (먹을 것) followed by 이다. but remember. The examples given (먹을 것이라는 것/먹을 거라는 것) sound awkward like that.So. 그녀가 곧 결혼할 거라는 사실을 잊어버렸어요 = I forgot (the fact that) that she will be getting married soon 대통령이 한국에서 떠날 거라는 소문이 있다 = There is a rumor that the president will leave Korea soon. you can do this by applying what you learned at the start of this lesson. Remember what you learned earlier in this lesson about applying ~는 것 to 이다? That same principle can apply here: Present tense: 먹다 + 는 것 = 먹는다는 것 Past tense: 먹다 + 었다는 것 = 먹었다는 것 Future tense: 먹을 것 + 이다 + 는 것 = 먹을 것이라는 것. you just leave them as they are: 행복하다 = 행복하다 예쁘다 = 예쁘다 . the word you are adding ~는 것 to is 이다 – so ~라/이라 must be attached to it. you need to do: 가다 = 간다 먹다 = 먹는다 But with adjectives in the plain form. or 먹을 거라는 것 Notice that because in this case (~ㄹ 것이다). when conjugating verbs. if you want to use the ~ㄴ/는다는 것 way to add 는 것 to verbs/adjectives. Also remember how to conjugate adjectives using this plain form (in the present tense). for example. Remember once again that. any noun can replace 것 – including (very commonly) 소문 and 사실. using an adjective before ~ㄴ/는다는 것 would look like this: 너의 여자 친구가 예쁘다는 것을 잊어버렸어 = I forgot (the fact that) that your girlfriend was pretty Again. I will bring up these types of sentences again in Lesson 52. Click here for a Workbook to go along with this lesson.So. Until then. . If you have any questions or comments. feel free to make a post on our Forum! Okay. I got it! Take me to the next lesson! Or.