Talk:Korean grammar

To Do

• what is the diff of uri and urideul "we"?
• is the plural deul required on other plural PNs & DEMs? Are there any nouns which require the plural?
• work out PN chart better—which PNs correspond in style to which? Do we need to expand/reduce the chart for the basic PN set?
• what is the practical difference between formality and politeness in Korean?

1)'uri' and 'urideul' are often used with no difference.. but, these two have some slight functional and semantic gaps. In Korean sentences, 'uri + a noun(but restrictedly for a phrase, not a clause)' form is widely permitted(mainly to express the meanings of 'our ~' and 'we,~,'). However, 'urideul + a noun' form is permitted in more limited situations and sometimes sounds curious a little; And, saying 'uri', the speaker means(consciously or unconsciously) '(generally) we', but saying 'urideul', the speaker means '(more specific and concrete) we'; though, this semantic difference has been so faint.

2)'deul' can follow other some plural PNs & DEMs; e.g., '저희들', '이것들', '저것들', '이곳들', ...etc. But 'deul' with an interrogative form(무엇들, 어디들), is rarely used, except for some special usages. Sosehe2

Is this right???

Is 습시다 and (시)습시오 right? Isn't it ㅂ시다 and 십시오? I asked a native speaker friend and he said "습시다" and "(시)습시오" were wrong. Bluesoju (talk) 02:21, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Could be. I'm only writing this article (or at least started it) because no-one else is doing it, and IMO it's rather pathetic not to cover Korean grammar in an encyclopedia. But I don't know what I'm doing, and I don't have good sources. kwami (talk) 08:58, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Then don't write until you get good sources! This is an encyclopedia, after all... --Kjoonlee 22:26, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Propositive?

Is propositive a real word? I can't find it in the dictionary or on wikipedia. The only other place i've seen it was in one Korean book. If thats not a right term, then what is the proper term? --Bluesoju (talk) 01:25, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

This article needs experts

After looking at this article, there seem to be a lot of edits from people with no through understanding of Korean. In fact a lot of the info in this article I do not trust. For example I think the gerund section is totally wrong, but I will look across some textbooks to verify, the gerund is formed by adding the verb stem with -기 not 서. These are the types of mistakes that worry me. Also one author seems to not know proper Korean verb forms and doesn't seem to know the romanization rules, romanizing things things as they are spelled rather than how it's pronounced. --Bluesoju (talk) 23:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)