Learn Korean Ep. 96: Passive Verbs

This episode will cover several topics, including passive voice, active voice, passive verbs, and the grammar associated with using Korean passive voice. Although this is a complicated topic at first and will take time to master, the good news is that Korean doesn’t use passive voice too often, so you can learn it at your leisure and continue to use active voice until you’re ready.
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[@auteereign1332]

Wow I never even learned this in my 12 years of schooling so I guess I’m learning things about English while learning things about korean 😂

[@zoekg7504]

I didn't know the passive voice existed and I'm graduating soon

[@JoseOrtiz-eh9ir]

Awwww that intro was so adorable

[@giorgioc3402]

USEFUL AND UNDERSTANDABLE AS USUAL!!

[@Orangeyougladx3]

Thank you!! I've been wondering what 되다 meant! I could never wrap my head around it. You're amazing

[@kimberlyappelcline]

이 비디오를 정말 감사합니다! I've been struggling with passive verbs, because they feel much different than passive verbs in English, but this gave me a better grasp on them. I now, for the first time, understand why my tutor uses 보이다 instead of 보다 to ask whether I can see her in a zoom call! It's because she isn't really asking if I, as a specific individual, can see her. She's really asking if her camera is working correctly and she is visible. When she uses 보이다, it makes the sentence not about me but about her visibility. *mind blown*

[@GoBillyKorean]

Glad it's making sense! :D

[@yaluii]

So I needed help with this on the Korean discord server, and here it is! I studied passive verbs in Swedish as it is my native language and understood the English use too! Thank you for the video!

[@LGPCLASS]

Great CLASS

[@redqueenk-pop7239]

Thank you for this video. With all my learning stuff, I didn't understand the passive voice. But know I understand what it meant. 👍👍

[@hninthazin2944]

this really has puzzled me for ages and now i am completely lighten up. I don't know which word is better to describe the word Thank you.

[@DefZen343]

This Vid was so useful! Love it! Thank you for the lesson 😀 Outro was cringy and Awesome 😀 Keep it up Sir. Im Happy to support you on Patreon 😁

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DefZen343 it was adorable

[@DefZen343]

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[@Asma-elsafy]

Thanks a lot. It's very useful

[@SleeplessinOC]

Oh this is awesome !!

[@alrighty3276]

This video is great! Thank you~

[@yasttu]

Thank you so much! You're amazing!

[@user-ly2it7um5p]

omg it is SO USEFUL IM CRYING
THANK YOU!!!

[@realctf7805]

thank you Billy

[@kresnakatiandagho4501]

Thanks a lot

[@ajko000]

That Yoda was ON point!

[@NoemiHuesca31]

OMGG TYSM!!

[@conradodeguzman746]

I learned a lot hete

[@cjt8469]

yeah, they're always by the fountains

[@AnnaCecilia95]

'나무로 만든 책상'도 괜찮아요? 아니면 '만들어진'만 쓸 수 있어요? :)

[@coffeebeans7480]

ship it

[@saisaipech]

Which suffixes form passive verbs? Which suffixes form causative verbs? Do their forms really overlap (example the 히 suffix can make one verb passive while another verb causative)?

[@GoBillyKorean]

I also have a video about causative verbs here: ua-cam.com/video/M_x3HBsbGVs/v-deo.html Also another one here: ua-cam.com/video/2XLwyx8oDms/v-deo.html

[@theophonchana6307]

"키켓"이 어디 갔지? = Where did "KEYKAT" go?
이/가 = Subject Marker Particle: puts emphasis on the word before it: 키켓
키켓 is a subject

[@nemethniki]

Thank you for this video. I'd like to ask something about korean passive voice. I read in a book, that when the subject of the korean sentence is on a lower rank then a people (for example animals), it can't be said in active, reather it have to be said in passive sentence. For example I can't say "The dog bite Julia's leg", it should be said "Julia's leg was biten by the dog". What do you think? Is it true? Do you know any rule about it? Thank you!! :)

[@GoBillyKorean]

I haven't heard of such a rule, but typically passive simply isn't used in Korean except when necessary/important for specifying, or when you don't know or want to say the subject that did the action. It's common to say "I was bitten" since "I" am the important part - not the mosquito. But it's equally fine to say "a mosquito bit me" if you want to specify what it was that bit you.

[@nemethniki]

@@GoBillyKorean I see. Thank you so much for your fast answer!! It is very helpful :) :)

[@mariammartirosyan7619]

Hi,can you please tell me what’s the difference between 이해하게 됐어요 and 이해됐어요 and how to know when to use them

[@GoBillyKorean]

ua-cam.com/video/FwKppcB1in4/v-deo.html

[@greenseed2694]

I think passive verb is just adding 이 to the verbs?

[@GoBillyKorean]

Unfortunately it's not that simple. This video gives examples of verbs, and only a few verbs use 이.

[@meowBlitz]

why would a gd player learn korean haha

[@heeeun5034]

omg this is quite similar to malaysian

[@valerie-rh5sm]

wait, but wasn't 에게 used to indicate something happened due to a person, and 에 to indicate it happened due to a non person?

[@GoBillyKorean]

Yes, that's right.

[@ceberios]

정말 도운 수업 계소하십시오

[@danielholowaty2648]

Can I date you ㅋㅋㅋ 당신 *너무* 잘 생시셨어요!!!!!!!!!

[@jeonghoko5545]

Daniel Holowaty We say ‘너무 잘생기셨어요!!’ ㅋㅋㅋ

[@danielholowaty2648]

Jeongho Ko 고밉습니다~

[@menear]

he is married and has a kid lol