As you know, nouns can be a subject, object in a sentence only if they go with subject markers or object markers respectively.^^ (a noun is just a noun without markers in Korean) The same goes for verbs or adjectives, but they should be formed appropriately like nouns with "- ㄴ 것". Here is a rule to make verbs or adjectives into nouns. As for verbs, 공부하다 = to study 공부하+ ㄴ 것 = 공부하는 것(noun) Now we've got a noun, technically it came from the verb 공부하다. "공부하는 것" acts like a noun exactly. 1) with the subject markers, 이/가, it can be a subject in a sentence. 공부하는 것+이 재미있다. Studying is fun.(공부하는 것 = subject) 2) with the object markers, 을/를 공부하는 것+을 좋아하다. I love studying. (공부하는 것 = object) 3) with the topic markers, 은/는 공부하는 것+은 중요하다. Studying is important. (공부하는 것 = topic) Taking other verbs as example, 가다 = to go. 가+ ㄴ 것 = 가는 것. 배우다 = to learn 배우+ ㄴ 것 = 배우는 것. 듣다 = to listen 듣+ ㄴ 것 = 듣는 것. As to adjectives, 예쁘다 = to be pretty 예쁘+ ㄴ 것 = 예쁜 것. 아름답다 = to be beautiful 아름답+ ㄴ 것 = 아름다운 것 좋다 = to be good 좋+ ㄴ 것 = 좋은 것 ^_______^

Pascal, so is the verb '수줍다' very different from other irregular verbs like '어렵다, 귀엽다, 춥다, etc' which has patxim 'ㅂ'? I mean, we have 귀여운 척, but 수줍은 척. Thank you sooooo much!!!

it should be "수줍은 미소" 수줍+다-- 수줍+은 + nouns ^^