question about using ㄴ/는
when changing a action verb into an adjective, this is how it goes (as far as i know):
은/ㄴfor past tense
는 for present
ㄹ/을 for future, right?

so is there a difference between 했는 and 한?what i mean is, why can't you say 너가 진실을 말했는 사람이냐? is that wrong?

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question about using ㄴ/는
when changing a action verb into an adjective, this is how it goes (as far as i know):
은/ㄴfor past tense
는 for present
ㄹ/을 for future, right?

so is there a difference between 했는 and 한?what i mean is, why can't you say 너가 진실을 말했는 사람이냐? is that wrong?

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grammatically 너가 진실을 말했는 사람이냐 and 너가 진실을 말한 사람이냐 is he same.. but 한 is used the vast majority of the time because it's shorter and easier to say.

It's similar in english how we prefer to say 'i can't....' instead of 'i cannot..' But when you first learn, you would say 'i cannot...' then transition over to 'i can't....'

oneart씨, I'm not saying you're wrong, because you know more than me of course^^.
But this is just my understanding.  Please correct me if I'm wrong...

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말했는 wrong > 말한 correct

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말하다 say

말했는데 = 말 word + 하다 do + 었 ed + 는데 but
말한 = 말 + 하다 + ㄴ ed

나는 진실을 말했는데, 그는 믿지 않았다.
I said the truth but he didn’t believe it.

너가 진실을 말한 사람이냐?
Are you the one who said the truth?

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