Verbs That Describe Nouns
**Just as adjectives can describe nouns, verbs can too. And, just as adjectives come before nouns, verbs do also. This can be in any tense (present, past, and future). ~는 is added to the verb stem for present, ㄴ/은 are added to the verb stem for past, and ㄹ/을 is added to the verb stem for future. The meaning of this is either “that or who” depending on whether or not the subject you’re talking about is a person or object.
1.) The girl who I’m meeting is pretty:
제가 만나고 있는 여자는 예뻐요.
2.) The girl who I met is pretty:
제가 만난 여자는 예뻐요.
3.) The girl who I will meet is pretty:
제가 만날 여자는 예뻐요.
4.) The man who my friend is dating is handsome:
친구가 사귀고 있는 남자는 잘생겼어요.
5.) The man who my friend used to date is handsome:
친구가 사귄 남자는 잘생겼어요.
6.) The man who my friend will date is handsome:
친구가 사귈 남자는 잘생겼어요.
7.) The food that my mom cooks is delicious:
엄마가 요리하는 음식은 맛있어요.
8.) The book that my boyfriend read is interesting:
남자친구가 읽은 책은 재미있어요.
9.) The school that I will go to is good.
제가 갈 학교는 좋아요.
10.) The cat that my older sister will buy is cute:
언니가 살 고양이는 귀여워요.
If I made some sort of mistake, tell me so that I can fix it. Thanks in advance!
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Verbs That Describe Nouns
**Just as adjectives can describe nouns, verbs can too. And, just as adjectives come before nouns, verbs do also. This can be in any tense (present, past, and future). ~는 is added to the verb stem for present, ㄴ/은 are added to the verb stem for past, and ㄹ/을 is added to the verb stem for future. The meaning of this is either “that or who” depending on whether or not the subject you’re talking about is a person or object.1.) The girl who I’m meeting is pretty:
제가 만나고 있는 [or 만나는] 여자는 예뻐요. One 만나다's meanings is 'to go out with (for a period)', so -고 있다 is optional.
2.) The girl who I met is pretty:
제가 만난 여자는 예뻐요.
3.) The girl who I will meet is pretty:
제가 만날 여자는 예뻐요.
4.) The man who my friend is dating is handsome:
친구가 사귀고 있는 [or 사귀는] 남자는 잘생겼어요. Similar to 만나다, 사귀다 means to associate or go out with someone.
5.) The man who my friend used to date is handsome:
친구가 사귀었던/사귀던 남자는 잘생겼어요. 사귄 is not the best here. See the note below.
6.) The man who my friend will date is handsome:
친구가 사귈 남자는 잘생겼어요.
7.) The food that my mom cooks is delicious:
엄마가 요리하는 음식은 맛있어요.
8.) The book that my boyfriend read is interesting:
남자친구가 읽은 책은 재미있어요.
9.) The school that I will go to is good.
제가 갈 학교는 좋아요.
10.) The cat that my older sister will buy is cute:
언니가 살 고양이는 귀여워요.
If I made some sort of mistake, tell me so that I can fix it. Thanks in advance!
-는, ㄴ/은, ㄹ/를 for present, past, and future is a bit of simplification. Phrases for the past include more constructs.
* -ㄴ/은: 1) action in the past, 2) a completed action (like present perfect in English).
* -던: an action or event that occurred repeatedly or continued for a period (and may or may not be occurring now).
* -ㅆ던: an action that happened in the past and no longer happens now (like "used to" or the past perfect).
So "the man who my friend used to date" is best phrased as 친구가 사귀었던 사람.
Other examples: 내가 옛날에 다녔던 회사. 내가 좋아했던 사람.
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