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Hangul Course · Lesson 16 · Advanced
배고프면

Reasons & Conditions

Three connectors for "because" and "if" — each attaches a little differently, but two of the three are as simple as the batchim rule you already know.

Before you start

Three connectors, two difficulty levels

-(으)면 and -(으)니까 are simple batchim-rule attachments, no exceptions. -아서/어서 needs a bit more care — we'll scope it to where it's fully predictable.

배고파서

-아서/어서 — "because"

Fuses tightly with the stem, like the past tense. Safe and predictable for 하다-verbs and batchim-ending stems — today's focus.

배고프면

-(으)면 — "if"

Just the batchim rule, every time, on any verb. No exceptions at all.

배고프니까

-(으)니까 — "since / so"

Same batchim rule again. Often introduces a suggestion or command that follows.

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New words for today

Enough vocabulary to make the examples feel real.

🔊 Uses your browser's built-in Korean voice — no download needed.

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-아서/어서 — because

The harmony choice (아서 vs 어서) depends on the stem's own vowel — this tool reads it directly from the letter shape, the same trick from Lesson 1's syllable builder.

Pick a verb (scoped to safe, predictable forms)
💬 Vowel-ending verbs like 가다→가서 and 오다→와서 contract in their own particular ways — a topic for a dedicated irregular-verb lesson down the line.
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-(으)면 and -(으)니까

No restrictions here — any verb or adjective works, including ones that were tricky back in Lesson 10.

Pick a verb
Connector
04

In conversation

All three connectors in natural use.

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Check yourself

10 questions on all three connectors.