V/A ~ㄴ/은/는/ㄹ/을 줄 알다/모르다 [ Korean Grammar ]

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Today, we’ll learn how to form sentences using the Korean grammar pattern "V/A ~ㄴ/은/는/ㄹ/을 줄 알다/모르다" with some example sentences.

The expression -ㄴ/은/는/ㄹ/을 줄 알았다 is used to stating something the speaker was not aware of or did not anticipate.

It is equal to "I thought.." in English.

For Example:

미나 씨가 어제 학교에 왔어요? 결석한 줄 알았어요.
Did Mina come to school yesterday? I thought she was absent.

 -ㄴ/은/는/ㄹ/을 줄 몰았다, on the other hand, is used to end a clause stating what the speaker had assumed to be the case; therefore, it expresses the speaker's realization that his or her assumption was incorrect.

It is equal to "I didn't know" in English.

For Example:

미나 씨가 어제 학교에 온 줄 몰랐어요.
I didn't know that Mina came to school yesterday.

There are three ways to use this grammar pattern :

• ㄹ/을 with Verbs and adjectives to describe future possibility
• 는 With Verb in the present tense
• ㄴ/은 with verbs in past tense and adjectives

Let's see the difference with the following examples : 

1) 친구가 갈 줄 알았어요. (Future possibility)

I thought my friend would go. 

2)친구가 가는 줄 알았어요. (Present tense)

I thought my friend was going. 

3) 친구가 간 줄 알았어요. (Past tense)

I thought my friend had gone.

Rule to conjugate :

In the first case :

V/A ㄹ/을 - to describe future possibility

• ㄹ is used with the verb and adjectives when the stem ends with a vowel of ㄹ
• 을 is used with the verb and adjectives when the stem ends with any consonant. 

Example :

1) 그녀가 파티에 오지 않을 줄 알았어요.
I thought she wouldn't come to the party.

2) 장소가 이렇게 넓을 줄 몰랐어요.
I didn't expect the place to be this big.

In the second case :

V 는 with the present tense

• 는 is used with the verb irrespective of whether the verb stem ends with a consonant or vowel.

Example :

1) 난 그들이 곧장 집에 가는 줄 알았어요.
I think they went straight home.

2) 이렇게 먹는 줄 몰랐어요.
I didn't know you could eat like this.

In the third case :

V/A ㄴ/은 with verb in past tense and adjectives

• ㄴ is used with the verb and adjectives when the stem ends with the vowel or ㄹ.
• 은 is used with the verb and adjectives when the stem ends with a consonant.

Example :

1) 작년에 캘리포니아로 이사간 줄 알았어요.
I thought she moved to California last year.

2) 저는 지수가 작년에 결혼한 줄 알았어요.
I thought jisoo got married last year.

Some more example sentences:- 

1. 내가 초콜릿을 좋아하는 줄 알았어요.
   I thought you like chocolate.
2. 그녀는 네가 오는 줄 몰랐어요.
   She didn’t know you were coming.
3. 내가 오는 줄 알았어요.
   I  thought you were coming.
4. 요리하는 것을 좋아하는 줄 몰랐어요.
   I didn't know that you liked to cook.
5. 넌 대단했어. 네가 그렇게 능력이 있는 줄 몰랐어요.
   You were great. I didn't know you were so capable.
6. 이렇게 더울 줄 몰라서 긴팔을 입고 나왔어요
   I didn't know it was going to be this hot, so I wore long sleeves.
7. 난 네가 기술적인 걸 많이 아는 줄 알았어요.
   I thought you knew a lot about technology.
8. 네가 이런 것을 할 줄 몰랐어요.
   I didn't know that you could do something like this.
9. 생각보다 태국 되게 더울 줄 알았어요.
   I thought Thailand would be hotter than I thought.

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