The grammatical category of jalsaenggida type

 

The grammatical category of jalsaenggida type

 

Bae Juchae

 

 

「‘잘생기다’류의 품사」『한국학연구』32, 인하대 한국학연구소, 2014. 2. 28. (pp.375-409)

The Journal of Korean Studies  No. 32, Center for Korean Studies, Inha University, February 2014. (pp.375-409)

 

 

    The grammatical category of jalsaenggida type that includes mosnada, mosdoeda, mossaenggida, andoeda, jalnada, jalsaenggida is not adjective but verb. It has been mistaken for adjective due to its special conjugation that its past-form means state rather than action. But it shares the special conjugation with neulgda type which is undoubtedly verb. The special conjugation of these two types can be explained in terms of aspect. Their past-forms should be interpreted as perfective aspect, meaning present state. While neulgda type is used to mean both action and state, jalsaenggida type only state. In short, jalsaenggida type has adjective mind in verb body.

 

 

Key words: verb, adjective, conjugation, past-form, past tense, perfective aspect, resultative aspect