"남자가 여자와 같이 웃습니다."
Translation:The man laughs with the woman.
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Why is the conjunction 와 after both of the nouns (man and woman)? Is it so that it can work together with 같이? In a previous question it had been written after the first word (여자와).
남자와 여자 웃습니다 = The man and the woman laugh. => Two subjects both doing the same action, plural verb.
남자가 여자와 같이 웃습니다 = The man laughs with (와...같이) the woman. => One grammatical subject (the man, which is marked by 가), singular verb. The woman is just an accessory. (For want of a better word, sorry.)
I think it's better to define "with the woman" as an adverbial phrase....
Yes, but it would mean something very slightly different.
"남가가 여자와 같이 웃습니다" = "The man laughs together with the woman."
"남자와 여자가 같이 웃습니다." = "The man and woman laugh together."
It's the same idea, but with a slightly different focus.
This how i originally thought the statement was being phrased, it seems to make more sense to me, especially when you listen to korean conversation, i have heard phrases and comments stated as such 남자와 when there is an additional person. This lets the listener know there is another noun following and it provides a conjuction.
Korean does have a progressive tense which is different from the declarative tense, just like in English. "the man is laughing with the woman" would then be 남자가 여자와 같이 웃고 있습니다.
Although, Korean speakers use the present tense for progressive truly all the time.
Ex: "뭐 해요?" and "뭐 하고 잇어요?" both mean "What are you doing?"
And students of mine here in Korea have asked "어디 가요?" when they saw me at some random place.
니다/ㅂ니다 is a formal ending of verbs, 요 is a polite verb ending and 야 is a casual ending. Ex: "I'm a korean person"/ "I'm korean" •저는 한국 사람입니다 •저는 한국 사람이에요 •나는 한국 사람이야 나 -is a more casual way of saying I 이 is the verb to be
Usually, verbs always end with -다 or -하다. It's just so that the structure of the sentence is in formal form. To make a sentence formal in Korean, we add -(스)ㅂ니다. So not all verbs end with -니다. It just depends on who you are talking to or who you are talking about.
My understanding is that to whom or what you are speaking is what dictates formality in this way. If speech changes what on about whom it what you speak it makes the speech honorific which has a whole other set of subject and object particles. If one does speak in honorifics it may change which verbs you use to describe an action but can be used in any level of formality.
The (ㅂ)니다 ending is used only for formal speech when cojugated. In typical or informal speech, the verb stem will conjugate to use 아요/어요/해요 at the end, such as 먹다>먹어요. Duolingo likely uses the most formal conjugations in order to make sure we know formalities first before we use informal korean. I hope this answers your question!
the man is the only subject of the verb, as it is indicated by the particle 가 following 남자. if the sentence had begun with [남자와 여자가], then the subject would have been the man and the woman, which is not the case here.
남자가 여자와 같이 웃습니다 = The man laughs WITH the woman. Uses this structure :- - - - - A가 B와 같이 verb.
남자와 여자가 같이 웃습니다 = The man AND the woman laugh TOGETHER. Uses this formula: - - - - - A와 B가 같이 verb.
I think I get but for the sake of clarity, if i wanted to say "the man and the woman laugh together" i would write 남자와 여저가 같이 읏습니다
Because the man is the subject(-가). He laughs together with the woman. I thought of this explanation.
"The man with a woman" means "The man who has a girlfriend/wife". Or maybe "The man who is here with a woman."
In Korean, it would be like "여자 친구있는 남자가 웃습니다."
Usually -와/과...같이 are used as a pair to mean "together." You may also see 함께
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The first one. Just don’t stress the t and aspirate (pronounce with a flow of air, just like in ㅋ ㅌ ㅊ ㅍ) the ch.
I wrote:the woman and the man laugh together And thry count it wrong I don't know why Plz someone help me
Well the meaning is the same :) but to be more precise, 남자와 여자가 함께 웃습니다 = the man and the woman laugh together 남자가 여자와 함께 웃습니다 = the man laughes with the woman
I said "The man laughs with tthe woman" and then duolingo said I "used the wrong word" because of the typo. Is this reasonable?
You can. They're the same.
Although, you'll hear 같이 more in everyday speech. 함께 is found more in literature
Because it only accepts sentences that are correct English.
"The woman laughs." "The man laughs." "The man and the woman laugh."
Also, it could be because "The man and the woman" is more like "남자와 여자가".
Lol whenever the people just tap the first like 3 letters or 2 we think about something before we click yhe last hint
같이 means "together". It has the same meaning as "함께", although you'll hear 같이 spoken more (함께 is found more in literature).
when "wa" is used between two nouns ,it is "and".but when it is used after two nouns as in this sentence it is "With".Am I right or wrong?
is'nt the correct one is 'the man and the girl laugh together'?? Correct me when i'm wrong
"남자가" marks the man as the sole subject of the sentence, but in your English sentence the subject is "the man and the girl".
Also, it's weird to translate 남자 as man and 여자 as girl. While 여자 can be girl, there's nothing indicating that the "여자" is younger than the "남자" in the sentence.
In my opinion, a more accurate translation is "The man laughs together with the woman."
It's not strictly needed, but it seems more common to include it than not.
They're the same.
But you'll see 함께 more often in literature and/or official documents and such or speeches.
And you'll hear 같이 used more often when people speak to each other.
It's grammatically incorrect. The subject of that English sentence is "the man", so it must be changed to "laughs"
But even if you change it, "The man with the woman laughs" doesn't mean the same thing as the Korean sentence. "The man with the woman laughs" would mean "The man, who is together with the woman, laughs.", whereas the Korean sentence implies that he laughs together with the woman
The man and woman laughs is the answer... But there is no and in the given options... And it is not accepting my answer
The site only accepts answers which are correct in English, but "The man and woman laughs." is grammatically incorrect.
If you make it "The man and woman laugh.", then it would become grammatically correct but still wrong as a translation. In the Korean sentence, the subject is "the man" (남자가). In yours, the subject is "the man and woman" (equivalent to 남자와 여자가).
The difference is subtle
There's not supposed to be.
A similar example:
"The man and woman walk together." is "남자와 여자가 같이 걷습니다."
"The man walks with the woman." is "남자가 여자와 같이 걷습니다."
Because there's not supposed to be.
Similar sentences:
고양이가 개와 같이 싸워요. = "The cat fights together with the dog."
고양이와 개가 같이 싸워요. = "The cat and dog fight together."
English is (SVO) - subject verb object. Ex: I eat pizza.
Korean is SOV - subject object verb. Ex: 저는 피자를 먹어요. (I eat pizza.)
You can't translate words in the same order in different languages and have it make sense.
It's normally a "t" sound, but when ㅌ is the bottom character and followed up 이, the sound changes to be like ㅊ.
You'll hear people use 같이 in everyday speech / conversations.
You'll see 함께 more in literature or formal written speeches.
No. "The man with the woman laughs." means "The man, who is with the woman, laughs."
In your translation, only the man laughs.
같이 is used in conversation, spoken.
함께 is found more in literature, formal writing, and speeches.
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shouldn't it be 남자와 여자가 같이....."? I mean, the placement of the 와 shouldn't it go after 남자?
Can anyone help me the difference used of 같이 and 한께. I little bit confused about that same meaning but sometime used in the same way.
같이 is primarily used in conversations.
함께 is mostly found in literature and also in official speeches.
They mean absolutely the same thing as each other, though.
