Lesson 13 - Nouns - Nominalising

것 is hooked up descriptive kinds of verbs AN adjectives to nominalise them, i.e. create them nouns.

    하다 → 하는 (Descriptive I)
    하는 + 것 = 하는 것 = one thing that you simply do


    하다 → 한 (Descriptive II)
    한 + 것 → 한 것 = one thing that you simply did


    크다 → 큰 (Descriptive)
    큰 + 것 = 큰 것 = one thing that's huge / massive



Nominalised Verbs (Descriptive I)

    하는 것 = one thing that you simply do / that will
    가는 것 = one thing that goes
    오는 것 = one thing that comes
    먹는 것 = one thing that you simply eat (food)
    마시는 것 = one thing that you simply drink
    읽는 것 = one thing that you simply scan
    듣는 것 = one thing that you simply listen
    말하는 것 = one thing that speaks / you name
    보는 것 = one thing that you simply watch
    쓰는 것 = one thing that you simply write / use
    만드는 것 = one thing that you simply create


Nominalised Verbs (Descriptive II)

    한 것 = one thing that you simply did
    간 것 = one thing that went
    온 것 = one thing that came
    먹은 것 = one thing that you simply Ate
    마신 것 = one thing that you simply drank


Nominalised Adjectives (Descriptive)

    많은 것 = one thing that's several (in quantity)
    적은 것 = one thing that's little (in quantity)
    큰 것 = one thing that's huge / massive
    작은 것 = one thing that's little
    넓은 것 = one thing that's spacious
    좁은 것 = one thing that's incommodious
    높은 것 = one thing that's high
    낮은 것 = one thing that's low
    빠른 것 = one thing that's quick
    느린 것 = one thing that's slow
    긴 것 = one thing that's long
    짧은 것 = one thing that's short



Note: but, in spoken Korean 것 is pronounced 거.
e.g.

    하는 거 = one thing that you simply do
    긴 거 = one thing that's long


Also, attach 야 to 거 kind|to create} it informal spoken form, or 에요 create it a polite spoken kind.

    하는 거야
    긴 거야

    하는 거예요
    긴 거예요


When a signifier is employed, 들 is hooked up to 것 instead.

    하는 것들 = things that we have a tendency to do
    긴 것들 = things that area unit long


Example sentences

    이 노트북이 가장 빠른 거예요 = This portable computer is that the one that's the quickest.


    이 과일주스 병들은 다 마신거예요 = These bottles of fruit crush area unit all what we have a tendency to drank from already.


    이 음식들도 오늘 먹는 거예요? = area unit these food one thing that we have a tendency to eat these days as we have a tendency toll? (=Are we getting to eat these food these days as well?)


    지금 티비 보는 거예요? = Is TV one thing you are looking at now? (= area unit you looking at TV now?)


    이 물고기들은 다 어제 바다에서 잡은 것들이에요 = These fish area unit all what I caught at the ocean yesterday.