Abstract

This study explains the meaning and usage of ‘-eoya hada/doeda’ based on previous corpus analysis studies and various usage examples and presents grammar descriptions related to the tense expression of ‘-eoya hada/ doeda’ in Korean language education. ‘-eoya hada’ is an expression of the speaker’s objective recognition of the necessity of a certain action or state, and ‘-eoya doeda'' is an expression of the speaker’s subjective recognition of the necessity of a certain action or state. Expressions related to the tense of ''-eoya hada/doeda'' are divided into 4 types according to the combination of ''-eoss-''. ''-eoya hada/doeda'' is a present tense form that indicates that an action or state is necessary in the present or near future. ‘-eoya haessda/dwaessda’, -eosseoya haessda/dwaessda’ and ‘-eosseoya hada/doeda’ are forms that indicate that an action or state was necessary in the past. The usage of the form depends on the intention of the speaker, and whether the proposition is realized is revealed through the context or by the semantic function of the ending combined after it. Korean language textbooks do not present the past forms of verbs adequately, and example sentences are few. As a result, learners tend to not use the past tense. This study systematically presented the form and usage of expressions related to the past tense of ‘-eoya hada/doeda’ for each learner level. (Kyung Hee University)

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