ABSTRACT
The predicate is one of the main components of a sentence and normally refers to the part that explains or says something about the subject. Verbs and adjectives constitute predicate expressions in Korean. Korean verbs and adjectives are composed of stems and endings. The stems of verbs and adjectives never stand alone, and they are always conjugated by inflectional endings. These endings indicate different grammatical information such as tense, aspect, speech levels, and so forth. Korean verb and adjective stems are grouped into two types: consonant based and vowel based. The stems of verbs and adjectives are always used with endings. Korean has many different endings that convey grammatical functions such as tense, aspect, sentence type, conjunction, and speech level. Pre-final endings are inflectional elements that come between the stem and the final ending. There are two types of final endings: non-sentence-final endings and sentence-final endings.
