(으)니까
Hi, I’ve almost finished learning about the (으)니까 form, but I found some exclusive informations.
So (으)니까 has 2 main usages, the ‘cause and effect’ and discovery/ background information.
Most pages said that I can’t use (으)니까 to explain emotions and I have to use for example 서 instead, but I’ve seen some examples like
샤워를 하니까 기분이 좋아요. So is this incorrect?
(does being hungry, tired, sick counts?)
And does this rule apply for the second meaning as well?
+ Could you provide me some simple examples with the second meaning (context, discovery etc.)
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1) '으니까' is used for the reason of the speaker. And '아/어서' is used for the general reason.
Thus '으니까' can be used with '으세요'(order) or '읍시다'(suggestion). But '-아/어서' cannot be used with order or suggestion.
e.g.
날씨가 더우니까 창문을 열었어요(O) (The weather is hot for the speaker)
날씨가 더워서 창문을 열었어요(O) (The weather is hot for everybody)
날씨가 더우니까 창문을 엽시다. 날씨가 더우니까 창문을 여세요. (O)
날씨가 더워서 창문을 엽시다. 날씨가 더워서 창문을 여세요. (X)
2) '으니까' can be used with past tense but '아/어서' cannot be used with past tense.
e.g.
이 일은 내가 했으니까 너는 다른 일을 해라.(O)
이 일은 내가 했어서 너는 다른 일을 해라.(X)
- 그책을 읽어보니 좋아요. (The book makes the speaker feed good)
- 그책을 읽어서 좋아요. (The book makes feel good for everybody who read that book)
- 그 사람이 서울에 가니 불러보세요.
- 그 사람이 서울에 가서 불러보세요.(X) (order cannot be used with '아/어서')
- 바다를 보니 기분이 좋군요. (I feel good after seeing the sea)
- 바다를 봐서 기분이 좋군요. (You/He/She/They feel good after seeing the sea)
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