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Korean sentence structure? I don't understand it. I've been told that it's subject, object, verb, noun, adjective. Is that correct? If not, then what is it? Please... I need help with this.

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Basically, the word order can be "subject + object + predicate" in Korean. Predicates can be nouns with the copula verb,"- (이)다", verbs or adjectives. When adjectives are used as predicates, they exactly act like verbs. For example, ////1.Subject + Object + Predicate(verb)//// ①I ④ate an ②red ③apple. ① = 나 ② = 빨간(the dictionary form is "빨갛다", to be red) ③ = 사과 ④ = 먹었다(the past form of "먹다(to eat)" Every noun can be a subject or object with proper markers like subject markers or object markers. ① = 나 can be a subject with the subject markers like 은/는/이/가 Making it a subject with the subject marker, it will be "나는" Likewise, making ③ = 사과 an object, it needs the object markers, 을/를 사과+를 To sum up, 나+는 빨간 사과+를 먹었다. ////2.Subejct + Predicate(noun or adjective), without Object//// ①The apple ②is red. (predicate ☞ adjective) ① = 그 사과 ② = 빨갛다(to be red) ①+② = 그 사과는 빨갛다. ①This ③is ②an apple.(predicate ☞ noun) ① = 이것 ② = 사과(noun) ③ = (이)다(copula verb, acts like "BE-verb") ①+②+③ = 이것은 사과다. \^o^/
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Not exactly. Verb need to be the last place of sentence. So shuld be S+O+V not like S+V+O in English. Adjective always be ahead of Noun.

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