TOPIK I Grammar Masterclass

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About the TOPIK I Exam
Before You Begin - Stems, 받침 & Notation
How to Study TOPIK I Grammar
Choose Your Study Path
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Sino-Korean & Native Korean Numbers
Counters (Classifiers)
Chapter 1 Review · Numbers & Counters
Telling Time
Dates
Money & Age
Chapter 2 Review · Time, Dates, Money & Age
이 ／ 그 ／ 저 (this, that, that over there)
Question Words
Chapter 3 Review · Demonstratives & Question Words

이다 (to be)
있다 ／ 없다 (to exist, to have, to be located)
이／가 아니다 (is not)
Chapter 4 Review · To Be & To Exist
-ㅂ니다／-습니다 · -ㅂ니까?／-습니까?
-아／어요
Chapter 5 Review · Speech Levels & Politeness
-았／었어요 (past tense)
-(으)ㄹ 거예요 (future ／ plan)
-고 있다 (progressive - be ～ing)
Chapter 6 Review · Tenses
안 ／ -지 않다 (simple negation)
못 ／ -지 못하다 (cannot)
Chapter 7 Review · Negation

이／가 (subject particle)
은／는 (topic particle)
을／를 (object particle)
Chapter 8 Review · Subject, Topic & Object
와／과 · 하고 · (이)랑 (and, with)
의 (possessive particle)
Chapter 9 Review · Connecting & Possessive Particles
에 (location and time)
에서 (place of action, and origin)
에서～까지 · 부터～까지 (from ～ to ～)
에게／한테 · 께 (to／from a person)
Chapter 10 Review · Place & Time Particles
도 (also, too, even)
만 (only, just)
밖에 (nothing but, only)
보다 (than)
만큼 · 처럼／같이 (as much as, like)
마다 (every, each)
Chapter 11 Review · Adding, Limiting & Comparing
(으)로 (direction, means, material)
(이)나 (or; as many as)
쯤 · 말고 (about; not ～ but)
-들 · -씩 (plural; each)
Chapter 12 Review · Means, Choice & Approximation

-고 (and; and then)
-아／어서 (and so; and then, linked)
-지만 (but, however)
-거나 (or, between verbs)
Chapter 13 Review · And, Or, But
-(으)ㄴ／는데 (background, soft contrast, setup)
Chapter 14 Review · The Background Ending - -(으)ㄴ／는데
-기 전에 (before ～)
-(으)ㄴ 후에 ／ 다음에 (after ～)
Chapter 15 Review · Before, After & Sequence
-(으)ㄹ 때 (when, at the time of)
-(으)면서 (while, at the same time)
동안 · -는 동안 (during, while)
-(으)ㄴ 지 (time since)
Chapter 16 Review · Time & Simultaneity

-아／어서 (because, so) Preview
-(으)니까 (because, since)
때문에 · -기 때문에 (because of)
Chapter 17 Review · Reason & Cause
-(으)러 (in order to, used with go／come)
-(으)려고 (intending to, in order to)
-기 위해(서) · 을／를 위해(서) (for the sake of)
Chapter 18 Review · Purpose & Goal
-(으)면 (if, when, whenever)
-(으)려면 (if you intend to)
Chapter 19 Review · Condition

-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 ／ 없다 (can ／ cannot)
-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다 ／ 모르다 (know ／ not know how to)
Chapter 20 Review · Ability & Knowing How
-(으)세요 (polite command ／ request)
-아／어 주세요 (please do for me)
Chapter 21 Review · Requests & Commands
-아／어도 되다 (may, it is okay to)
-(으)면 안 되다 (must not, not allowed)
-아／어야 되다 ／ 하다 (must, have to)
Chapter 22 Review · Permission & Obligation

-고 싶다 (want to do)
-았／었으면 좋겠다 (I wish, I hope)
Chapter 23 Review · Desire & Wishes
-(으)ㄹ게요 (I'll do it, promise／offer)
-(으)ㄹ래요 (I'll ／ will you, casual will)
-겠- (intention; polite guess)
-(으)려고 하다 (intend to, plan to)
Chapter 24 Review · Intention & Plans
-(으)ㄹ까요? (shall we? ／ shall I?)
-(으)ㅂ시다 (let's)
-는 게 어때요? (how about ～?)
-는 게 좋겠다 (it would be good to ／ you'd better)
Chapter 25 Review · Suggestions & Advice

-아／어 주다 ／ 드리다 (do for someone)
주다 · 받다 · 드리다 (give, receive, give humbly)
Chapter 26 Review · Giving & Receiving Help
-아／어 보다 (try doing; have done)
-(으)ㄴ 적이 있다 ／ 없다 (have ／ have never done)
Chapter 27 Review · Trying & Experience

-는 ／ -(으)ㄴ ／ -(으)ㄹ (verb-to-modifier endings)
Chapter 28 Review · Noun Modifiers
-는 것 (the act ／ fact of doing)
-기 (nominaliser; set patterns)
-게 (adverb-forming; so that)
Chapter 29 Review · Making Nouns & Adverbs
-아／어 있다 (resultant state)
-아／어지다 (become; get more ～)
-게 되다 (come to, end up, turn out)
Chapter 30 Review · Resultant State & Change

-(으)ㄴ／는／(으)ㄹ 것 같다 (it seems, I think)
-나 보다 ／ -(으)ㄴ가 보다 (guess from evidence)
-겠- (quick guess from immediate evidence)
-아／어 보이다 (looks, seems)
Chapter 31 Review · Conjecture & Appearance
-네요 (mild surprise, fresh realization)
-군요 ／ -는군요 (realization, I see)
-잖아요 (as you know, you see)
-는데요 (softening ender)
-지요？／ -죠？ (right？)
Chapter 32 Review · Reactions & Soft Endings
Indirect quotation (statements, questions, commands, suggestions)
-(으)라고 하다 · -자고 하다 (reporting commands and suggestions)
Chapter 33 Review · Reported Speech

-(으)시- (the honorific infix)
Honorific particles & nouns (께서, 께, 분, 댁)
Chapter 34 Review · Honorifics
The ㅡ irregular (drop 으)
The ㄹ irregular (drop ㄹ)
The ㅂ irregular (ㅂ to 우)
The ㄷ irregular (ㄷ to ㄹ)
The 르 irregular (add ㄹ, double up)
The ㅎ irregular (drop ㅎ; color adjectives)
The ㅅ irregular (drop ㅅ)
Chapter 35 Review · The Seven Irregular Conjugations

Grammar Priority Tiers
Confusing Pairs Cheat Sheets
Patterns by Function