Why do you add "ㄴ" for some verbs ?
I am so confused that sometimes in Korean they put another "n" in a verb..for example :
갸우뚱한다
while as far that people taught me, the basic verb is
갸우뚱하다
can someone tell me how that could happen ?

another one is like 뜯어 본 다
what's is the meaning of that ? and why there's another "N" there ?

Please help me, I'm so confused..
Thank you so much for your help

Question

Why do you add "ㄴ" for some verbs ?
I am so confused that sometimes in Korean they put another "n" in a verb..for example :
갸우뚱한다
while as far that people taught me, the basic verb is 
갸우뚱하다
can someone tell me how that could happen ?

another one is like 뜯어 본 다
what's is the meaning of that ? and why there's another "N" there ?

Please help me, I'm so confused..
Thank you so much for your help

Answer

No need to be confused.^^
" verb stem + ㄴ다" has a sense of "sedang" in it.

보다 = nampak
본다 = sedang nampak

More Information,
I wonder if you know that there are several different speech styles in Korean.
The ending "-ㄴ다" also can be "해라 style"
보다 ☞ the dictionary form
봅니다 ☞ 하십시오 style
보네 ☞ 하게 style
본다 ☞ 해라 style
봐요 ☞ 해요 style
봐 ☞ 해 style
(All above are the same meaning^^/)

\^o^/

Answer

Listen to this lesson. They explain in detail how to use ㄴ/는 다

http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-5-lesson-16/

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