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간접화법 gan-jeop-hwa-beop
Indirect speech / Indirect quotation — reporting the substance of what someone said rather than their exact words
What does 간접화법 mean?
간접화법 (gan-jeop-hwa-beop) means: Indirect speech / Indirect quotation — reporting the substance of what someone said rather than their exact words.
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How it's actually used
- 친구한테 들었는데, 내일 비가 온다던데 간접화법을 써서 말하는 게 맞나?
Chingu-hante deureonneunde, naeil biga ondadeonde ganjeophwabeop-eul sseoseo malhaneun ge manna?
I heard from a friend that it's going to rain tomorrow; is it correct to use indirect speech to relay that?
💡 Used when questioning the grammatical correctness of reported speech. - 한국어에서는 간접화법을 쓸 때 시제 변화 없이 그대로 옮기는 게 특징이야.
Hangugeo-eseoneun ganjeophwabeop-eul sseul ttae sije byeonhwa eopsi geudaero omgineun ge teukjing-iya.
A feature of Korean indirect speech is that you transcribe the tense as is without shifting it.
💡 Used when explaining a linguistic rule to a learner. - 선생님께서 숙제하라고 하셨다는 간접화법 문장을 어떻게 만들어?
Seonsaengnimkkeseo sukjeharago hasyeotdaneun ganjeophwabeop munjang-eul eotteoke mandeureo?
How do I construct an indirect speech sentence about the teacher telling us to do homework?
💡 Used when asking for help with specific homework grammar.
Related words in Grammar
서술격 조사 seo-sul-gok jo-sa축약형 chuk-yak-hyeong할머니 진지 드셨어? hal-meo-ni jin-ji deu-syeo-sseo?아빠, 어디 가시는거야? a-ppa, eo-di ga-si-neun-geo-ya?삼촌 괜찮으신거야? sam-chon gwaen-cha-neu-sin-geo-ya?