Workbook: Easy Korean - Level 3, Unit 7: Linking Verbs -아/어/여서 (Because / And then)

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Easy Korean - Level 3, Unit 7: Workbook

Practice 1: Conjugation

Change the verbs into the -아/어/여서 form.

  1. 바쁘다 (to be busy) -> __________________
  2. 덥다 (to be hot) -> __________________
  3. 피곤하다 (to be tired) -> __________________
  4. 사다 (to buy) -> __________________
  5. 없다 (to not exist) -> __________________

Practice 2: Choose the Meaning

Does -아/어/여서 in these sentences mean "Because" or "And then"?

  1. 돈이 없어서 못 사요. (I don't have money, so I can't buy it.) Meaning: __________________

  2. 학교에 가서 친구를 만났어요. (I went to school and met a friend.) Meaning: __________________

  3. 한국어를 공부해서 한국에 갈 거예요. (I will study Korean and then go to Korea. / I am going to Korea because I study Korean.) Meaning: __________________ (Hint: Context matters, but it's usually "And then" here).

Practice 3: Connect the Sentences

Use -아/어/여서 to combine the two sentences into one.

  1. 날씨가 좋아요. + 산책을 해요. (The weather is good, so I take a walk.) -> __________________________________________

  2. 빵을 샀어요. + 먹었어요. (I bought bread and then ate it.) -> __________________________________________ (Hint: Watch the tense!)

Answers

Practice 1 1. 바빠서 (으 irregular) 2. 더워서 (ㅂ irregular) 3. 피곤해서 4. 사서 5. 없어서

Practice 2 1. Because (Reason) 2. And then (Sequence) 3. And then (Sequence)

Practice 3 1. 날씨가 좋아서 산책을 해요. 2. 빵을 사서 먹었어요. (Don't put past tense on 사다. 샀어서 is wrong.)

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