Cours de coréen ᚛ Level 2 - Korean for Beginners #1 (Lessons 31 to 60) ᚛ Leçon 48 - To need / not to need in Korean
To need / not to need in Korean
In this chapter, we will learn how to express necessity, need. For this, we will use the following word:
- 필요 = necessity, need
To need something in Korean
To express need of something, we will use the adjective:
- 필요하다 = to be necessary
While we use the form "I need (direct object)" in English, 필요하다 is used with a subject, in exactly the same way as the verb 있다.
That means that we literally construct phrases with the structure "[subject] is necessary", with the help of 필요하다.
We generally use the subject particle 이 / 가 to indicate what we have need of. However, as we saw in the chapter on the subject, the particle 이 / 가 can be left out.
물이 필요해요.
→ I need water.
우리 딸은 핸드폰이 필요해.
→ My daughter needs a phone.
계산기가 필요해.
→ I need a calculator.
도움이 필요합니다.
→ I need help.
To need to do something in Korean
In Korean, the fact of needing to do something is expressed a little differently. For this, we will use the form:
[Stem + modifier -(으)ㄹ] 필요(가) 있다
- If the stem of the verb ends with a vowel: [Stem]ㄹ 필요(가) 있다
- If the stem of the verb ends with a consonant: [Stem]을 필요(가) 있다
In this structure, the particle 가 is generally retained.
저는 잘 필요가 있어요.
→ I need to sleep.
우리는 재활용품을 분리수거할 필요가 있습니다.
→ We need to separate recyclable waste.
우리는 운동할 필요가 있어.
→ We need to exercise.
세계화 시대에 외국어를 배울 필요가 있습니다.
→ In the era of globalization, it is necessary to learn a foreign language.
여행을 자세하게 계획할 필요가 있어요.
→ I need to plan the trip in detail.
우리는 환경 오염의 심각성을 인지할 필요가 있습니다.
→ We need to recognize the seriousness of environmental pollution.
For a past need, the mark of the past in Korean can be placed on the verb or on 있다.
So, the two expressions 할 필요가 있었어요 and 했을 필요가 있어요 are correct.
할 필요가 있었어요.
했을 필요가 있어요.
→ It was necessary to do it.
To not need something in Korean
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To not need to do something in Korean
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Summary table of structure
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Exercises
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Vous connaissez déjà du vocabulaire et des structures de phrases… Mais lorsque vous écoutez des Coréens parler, sentez-vous parfois qu’il vous manque le sens derrière les mots, ce petit truc culturel qui rend la langue vivante ?
C’est normal : en coréen, les proverbes et expressions idiomatiques sont essentiels pour comprendre la manière de penser des Coréens. Sans eux, on peut communiquer, mais la langue reste plate et les conversations littérales.
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