와/과 ①

and

Explanation

Connects multiple nouns, indicating a list or group without specifying order.

Details

Usage

  • is used in front of a word ending in a vowel.

  • is used in front of a word ending in a consonant.

Korean Grammar in Use

와/과 expresses the listing of various things or people and corresponds to ''and'' in English. 와/과 is used mainly in writing, presentations, and speeches. For nouns ending in a vowel, is used, and for nouns ending in a consonant, is used.

Details

1. When functioning as particles to list things,(이)랑 and 하고 can be added to the final noun in the list, but 와/과 cannot.

바지 가방을 샀어요.
I bought pants and a bag.
바지하고 가방을 샀어요.
바지 가방을 샀어요.
옷이 가방이랑 사요.
I buy clothes and a bag.
하고 가방하고 사요.
가방 사요.

2. Although 와/과, (이)랑 and 하고 can all be used similarly to list things, they cannot be mixed within the same sentence.

저는 딸기 바나나하고이랑 감을 좋아해요.
저는 딸기 바나나 감을 좋아해요.
I like strawberries, bananas, tangerines, and persimmons.
저는 딸기하고 바나나하고하고 감을 좋아해요.
저는 딸기 바나나이랑 감을 좋아해요.