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Learn Korean Listening Exercise - Nouns - Nominalising Verbs


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For more explanations on the following sentences below, please refer to the lesson, Nouns - Nominalising Verbs.


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Example Sentences

걷기는 하기 쉬운 운동이다 = Walking is an exercise that (we) can do easily



나는 쇼핑 하기를 좋아한다 = I like shopping (Lit. I like doing shopping)

  • 쇼핑 = shopping
  • 쇼핑 하기 = doing shopping (Lit. shopping doing)


한나는 아이스크림 먹기를 좋아한다 = Hannah likes eating an icecream

  • 한나 = Hannah
  • 아이스크림 = Icecream
  • 먹기 = eating
  • 좋아한다 = like


비 오는 날 학교 가기는 쉽지 않다 = It's not easy going to school in a rainy day

  • 비 = rain (noun)
  • 오다 = come
  • 날 = a day
  • 비 오는 날 = a rainy day (Lit. a rain-coming day) (For more information, refer to Verbs - Descriptive I)
  • 학교 = a school
  • 쉽다 = easy
  • 쉽지 않다 = not easy


제인은 오래된 CD 플레이어를 팔기를 원했다 = Jane wanted 'selling' an old CD player
  • 제인 = Jane
  • 오래되다 = old
  • 오래된 = old (Descriptive form)
  • CD(씨디) 플레이어 = a CD player
  • 팔기 = selling
  • 원하다 = want (Please refer to Verbs - Want to learn how to form 'want to do')
  • 원했다 = wanted

More example sentences

사기와 팔기는 비지니스의 기초다. = Buying and selling are the business's basis.
  • 비지니스 = business
  • 기초 = basis, foundation


지영은 공원에서 걷기와 새들의 노래 듣기를 좋아했다. = Ji-young liked walking in the park and listening to birds singing.
  • 지영 = Ji-young (A female name)
  • 공원 = a park
  • 걷다 = walk
  • 새 = a bird
  • 노래 = a song
  • 듣다 = listen, hear


외국어를 배울 때 읽기, 쓰기, 듣기, 말하기는 모두 매우 중요하다. = When we learn a foreign language, reading, writing, listening and speaking are all very important.
  • 외국어 = a foreign language
  • 배우다 = learn
  • 배울 때 = When we learn (To learn how to use 'when', please read Conjunctions - When)
  • 모두 = all
  • 매우 = very
  • 중요하다 = important

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