Predicates as Modifiers
A suffix can be added to a predicate stem in order to change it into a modifier. Different kinds of modifier are added to a predicate stem to indicate tense.
Verbs as modifiers in the present tense
To change a verb to a modifier in the present tense, the suffix 는 is added.
The man who goes.
Verbs as modifiers in the past tense
To change a verb to a modifier in the past tense, the suffix 은 is added to the verb stem when the verb ends in a consonant. If the verb stem ends in a vowel ㄴ becomes a suffix as a 받침.
설샤
(I) am Saoirse from Ireland.Verbs as modifiers in the prospective tense
To change a verb to a modifier in the prospective tense, the suffix 을 is added to the verb stem when the verb ends in a consonant. If the verb stem ends in a vowel ㄹ becomes a suffix as a 받침. A modifier in the prospective tense does not indicate that the action the verb describes is guaranteed to occur in the future.
Adjectives as modifiers
To change an adjective to a modifier, the suffix 은 is added to the adjective stem when the adjective ends in a consonant. If the verb stem ends in a vowel ㄴ becomes a suffix as a 받침. A beautiful woman A large building A slow cat A difficult day