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Level 6 Lesson 24 / I DID do it, I DO like it / -기는 하다

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안녕하세요! Sometimes when you want to add emphasis to an action or state of something in English, you add more stress to the verb or by adding a variation of the word “do” in front of the verb. In Korean, however, there is a specific verb ending as well as a sentence structure to use when you want to emphasize. Check out the lesson and become better at emphasizing your speech in Korean!

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Icegirl Caddie Ying says: September 29, 2011
First!!! ^____^
jin woo says: September 29, 2011
감사합니다^^
Siska says: September 29, 2011
wow… it’s another helpful lesson as always…
Gamsahamnida :)
Kahu Pohatu-campbell says: September 30, 2011
저는 배고픈는 있었는데 지금 배 안고파요.
is that right?
- Stan says: September 30, 2011
  저는 배고팠었는데 지금은 배 안고파요.
  Almost close! ^^
  The usage of postpostional word is pretty hard, isn’ it? :)
Kahu Pohatu-campbell says: September 30, 2011
어제 공부하기는 했는데 연습 안 했어요.
- Stan says: September 30, 2011
  oh! Well done! :)
Samier says: September 30, 2011
안녕하세요 TTMIK~
1. 생각하기는 생각하는데, 잊어버렸다.
감사합니다
사미르
- Stan says: September 30, 2011
  Cool :)
  but it should be better to say “생각하기는 했는데, 잊어버렸다.”
  잊어버렸다 is past tense so .. 하는 데-> 했는데. okey?
- Samier says: October 2, 2011
  Awesome! Thanks Stan :)
  Your way sounds more fluent hehe ^^
Timothy Galebach says: September 30, 2011
ㄳ ㄳ^^
그런데 이PDF를 읽으며 질문이 생겼어요. “기는 VERB지만”이라는 form 자주 쓰여, 아니면 “기는 하지만”이라는 form 더 자주 쓰여요?
nurida says: October 2, 2011
ahhh i wish i could jump toward to this lesson, i’m still in level 3 T_T
kstills says: October 2, 2011
제가 다시 설명하기는 설명했는데 아직도 농구하기를 잘 못 해요.
I explained again, but he still can’t play basketball well.
wintergreen says: October 3, 2011
Thanks a lot for another wonderful lesson! ^^
Ing says: October 5, 2011
This lesson really helps a lot!! 감사합니다 TTMIK!!
Nyan says: October 9, 2011
Hi! I love this website, it’s very interesting and the teachers are friendly.
Does anyone know if the same kind of website exist for Japanese learning?
Thank you!
Hee Lee says: November 2, 2011
I AM tired but i still want to learn more
피곤하기는 하는데 아직공부 더 하고싶어요
I could eat it but i dont want to
이 거 먹을 수는 있는데 안 먹고 싶어요
why dont you try to find it ?
I DID but i can’t
왜 안 찾으려고 해요 ?
찾기는 했는데 안 돼요
Altynay Mambetova says: March 22, 2012
백화점에 가기는 갔는데 아무 것도 안 샀어요.
영어를 공부하기는 했는데 영어로 책을 읽기 어려워요.

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