μλ ! Hi, there!ππ»
I hope you are having a great week so farπ! I gave you a little homework to do and about 30 people have tried conjugating the verbs! Thank you very much for actively getting engaged in my newsletter lessonsππ».
Instead of replying to each comment, I decided to share the answer via another post with some detailed explanation so that everyone including the ones who are just reading the lessons is on the same pageπ!
So, here we have the five verbs in the infinitive form:
β μλ€: to sit β ?
β λ§λ€λ€: to make β ?
β 보λ€: to see β ?
β μ£Όλ€: to give β ?
β λ€λλ€: to go somewhere for a purpose, to attend β ?
The basic conjugation rule
We will apply this basic rule for each verb and see what happens.
Letβs take a look at them one by one.
β μλ€: to sit
Step 1: Get the verb stem β μ
Step 2: Attach μ after γ or γ , or attach μ΄ after any other vowel β μμ
Step 3: Attach μ β μμμ
Answer: μμμ
This was easy because the stem has a final consonant. In other words, verbs that have a stem that ends with a consonant will follow the basic rule.
β λ§λ€λ€: to make β ?
Step 1: Get the verb stem β λ§λ€
Step 2: Attach μ after γ or γ , or attach μ΄ after any other vowel β λ§λ€μ΄
Step 3: Attach μ β λ§λ€μ΄μ
Answer: λ§λ€μ΄μ
This verb also has a consonant ending stem, so it worked just fine!
β 보λ€: to see β ?
Step 1: Get the verb stem β 보
Step 2: Attach μ after γ or γ , or attach μ΄ after any other vowel β 보μ
Step 3: Attach μ β 보μμ
Now, this verb has a vowel ending stem, not a consonant ending stem. Therefore, we need to combine the two vowels before μ which are γ and γ . If you try and say these two vowels fast, it would sound like μ [wa], so the outcome becomes λ΄μ.
Answer: λ΄μ
β μ£Όλ€: to give β ?
Step 1: Get the verb stem β μ£Ό
Step 2: Attach μ after γ or γ , or attach μ΄ after any other vowel β μ£Όμ΄
Step 3: Attach μ β μ£Όμ΄μ
Again, this verb has a vowel ending stem, so we will try and say γ and γ in one go which results in μ [wo] sound. As a result, the conjugation of the verb becomes μ€μ.
Answer: μ€μ
β λ€λλ€: to go somewhere for a purpose, to attend β ?
Step 1: Get the verb stem β λ€λ
Step 2: Attach μ after γ or γ , or attach μ΄ after any other vowel β λ€λμ΄
Step 3: Attach μ β λ€λμ΄μ
This one is a little tricky! For the verbs β and β, we tried saying the two vowels fast and they both happened to have a compound vowel to be used:
β 보μμ: γ
and γ
β μ [wa]
β μ£Όμ΄μ: γ
and γ
β μ [wo]
So, can we do the same and just find a compound vowel that looks like the two vowels combined together?
β λ€λμ΄μ: γ £ and γ β μ [e] β λ€λ΄μ
Wrongπ±!
What is really important here is that, instead of looking at the vowels visually, we need to focus on the sounds they make combined together. If you try and say γ £ and γ fast, but in order, it doesnβt make a sound of μ [e], it rather sounds more like γ [yeo] (Try and say it yourself and see if this makes sense!). Therefore, the conjugation of the verb λ€λλ€ is λ€λ μ.
Answer: λ€λ μ
Thatβs it for today! I hope this cleared up any doubt you had about last weekβs lessonππ».
Let me know what you didnβt get right and if you now understand why you didnβt get it right. Iβm looking forward to hearing from you!
Have a good rest of your week and Iβll talk to you again on Sunday!
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Hello I'm having trouble reading four letter syllables. Like this one. μ½λ€. To read. Are there any tips you can give for reading these kinds of syllables?
κ°μ¬ν©λλ€ I got the last one wrong. Great explanation. I need to do a better job of listening to how it would sound vs just mechanically following the rules. Have a good weekend, μ μλ!