-(으)ㄴ 지

TOPIK : Beginner

LEVEL : Beginner

- Indicates the elapsed time of an event or an action (it can be translated by -since-)

Verb/Adjective in the present tense + ㄴ 지 is placed after a vowel

Verb/Adjective in the present tense + 은 지 is placed after a consonant

Examples

저는 결혼한 지 5년 됐어요 (=되었어요).

▸ I have been married for 5 years.

한국에 산 지 1년 됐어요.

▸ I have lived in Korea for 1 year.

영화를 본 지 오래요.

▸ It's been a long time since I've seen a movie.

Vocabulary