#4-11

안녕하세요! Today we’re going to study two lessons. Lesson 11 is about 아무 and lesson 12 is about “to try doing something”. 화이팅!

Lesson 11

아무 → any. Note: always has to be used with a noun. 

Let’s start with using 아무 in positive sentences. When using 아무 in a positive sentence, you need to add -나:

아무나 = anybody

아무나 몰수있어요 = anybody can come

아무거나 = anything (거 comes from 것 = thing)

아무거나 주세요 = give me anything please

아무데나 = anywhere (데 = place/spot)

아무데나 좋아요 = anywhere is good

Now let’s see how to use 아무 in negative sentences. When using 아무 in a negative sentence, you need to add -도:

아무도 = nobody

아무도 없어요? = nobody is here?

아무것도 = nothing

아무것도 몰라요 = I know nothing / I don’t know anything

아무데도 = nowhere

아무데도 안 갈 거예요 = I’m going nowhere / I’m not going anywhere

When trying to say “just anything/anyone/anywhere” you need to use -나, just like in the positive sentences even though you’re using a negative part. Let’s put it all together:

Positive sentence: 아무나 올 수 있어요 = everyone can come

Negative sentence: 아무도 올 수 없어요 = nobody can come

“just”: 아무나 올 수 없어요 = not everyone can come 

Lesson 12

To try doing something → Verb stem + 아/어/여 보다

Usage:

tell someone to try or attempt someone

ask if someone has ever done or tried something

make a command sound less demanding

Examples:

쓰다 = to use

써 보다? = to try using...

이거 써 봤어요? = Have you tried using this?

하다 = to do

해 보다? = to try doing...

이거 해 보고 싶어요 = I want to try doing this

Fixed expressions:

물어보다 vs 물어 보다

물어보다 = to ask; to try asking

물어 보다 is wrong

알아보다 vs 알아 보다

알아보다 = to look into something; to recognize

알아 보다 is wrong

지켜보다 vs 지켜 보다

지켜보다 = to keep a watchful eye on someone/something