Unit 24: I Thought / I Didn't Know

How do you say "I thought it was raining" or "I didn't know you were here" in Easy Korean? You use -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ 줄 알다 (I thought/knew) or 모르다 (I didn't know).

Structure

This is usually used in the past tense at the end (알았어요 / 몰랐어요). 1. Present Action: -는 줄 알았어요/몰랐어요 - 비가 오다 -> 비가 오는 줄 알았어요. (I thought it was raining.) 2. Present State (Adjectives): -(으)ㄴ 줄 알았어요/몰랐어요 - 비싸다 -> 비싼 줄 몰랐어요. (I didn't know it was expensive.) 3. Future / Assumption: -(으)ㄹ 줄 알았어요/몰랐어요 - 오다 -> 올 줄 몰랐어요. (I didn't know you would come.)

Examples

• 오늘 쉬는 날인 줄 알았어요. (I thought today was a day off. Noun + 인 줄)
• 한국어가 이렇게 어려울 줄 몰랐어요. (I didn't know Korean would be this difficult.)