Unit 16: Before doing (-κΈ° 전에)

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Unit 16: Before doing (-κΈ° 전에)

In Easy Korean, if you want to say you do something "before" doing another action, you use -κΈ° 전에.

1. With Nouns

For nouns, simply add 전에 (before). - 식사 (meal) -> 식사 전에 (before the meal) - μˆ˜μ—… (class) -> μˆ˜μ—… 전에 (before class)

2. With Verbs

For verbs, you first have to turn the verb into a noun form by adding -κΈ°, and then add 전에. Rule: Verb Stem + κΈ° 전에

  • κ°€λ‹€ (to go) -> κ°€ + κΈ° 전에 = κ°€κΈ° 전에 (before going)
  • λ¨Ήλ‹€ (to eat) -> λ¨Ή + κΈ° 전에 = λ¨ΉκΈ° 전에 (before eating)
  • μžλ‹€ (to sleep) -> 자 + κΈ° 전에 = 자기 전에 (before sleeping)

Examples

  • λ°₯을 λ¨ΉκΈ° 전에 손을 μ”»μ–΄μš”. (Before eating, I wash my hands.)
  • ν•œκ΅­μ— κ°€κΈ° 전에 ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό κ³΅λΆ€ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. (Before going to Korea, I studied Korean.)
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