"Do you have a black ball?"

Translation: 검은색인 공이 있습니까?

[ItsSejong]

I don't have a black ball but i do have a blue one.

[GlitchySou]

You meant 2 blue balls?

[jaisaige]

ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

[marine-france]

So, 검은 is a modifier, 검은색 is a noun and 검은색인 is a modifier as well ? Can someone explain when do I use one modifier or the other ? Thank you :)

[goohayoon]

In Korean there many ways to describe the color.

e.g. "A black ball":

▪검은 공.

▪검은색 공.

▪검은색인 공.

All these 3 ways are correct and acceptable according to the Notes&Tips of Duolingo.

Besides: the noun "black" is 검정 and the verb is 검다.

[LiKenun]

+ 검은색 is a noun, but Koreans use it as an adjective anyway. This applies to all the different 색.

[the_crait]

What does the word for black break down to.

[nleconte]

검은: black (modifier form)

색: color

인 : modifier form of 이다 (to be)

So, "[the ball] that is [of] black color"

[Dani857935]

Why cant i use different speech levels?

[cobbalt]

Okay duolingo we need to have "the talk"

[ka_ktu]

Yes.