한국어 ‘맞다’와 미얀마어 rSefonf[hman-thi]’의 대조 연구

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to distinguish between lexical category and meaning of the Korean and Myanmar verbs by comparing the Korean verb ‘mat-ta’ and the Myanmar verb ‘hman-thi’. We also aim to establish why Myanmar students make mistakes in using the Korean verb and to provide an accurate explanation about using the Korean verb for students. The meaning of Korean verb ‘mat-ta’ is ‘be right’. The relative meaning of the Myanmar verb is ‘hman-thi’. Both verbs have several meanings. Therefore, this study will compare both words and analyze their lexical category and meaning. In addition, we will also explore the causes of mistake made by students. As a result, the Korean verb can be used as an intransitive verb, a transitive verb, and an adjective. In contrast, the Myanmar verb can only be used as a verb and an adjective. From the view of ‘meaning’, ‘mat-ta’ has 26 meanings. The aggregation of noun and ‘mat-ta’ can also be an adjective. The ninth meaning of ‘hman-thi’ is similar to that of ‘mat-ta’, but the meaning of ‘hman-thi’ as ‘consistent’ does not exist in ‘mat-ta’. The remaining 17 meanings of ‘mat-ta’ do not correspond to the meaning of ‘hman-thi’. The mistake in using of ‘mat-ta’ and ‘hman-thi’ is more common than meaning wrong. In the Myanmar language, the only use of ‘verb’ is in the following construction: ‘verb + 고’. It is unnecessary to think about consonant or vowel such as ‘아’ or ‘어’ in the vowel. However, the Korean language has not only such many rules, but there are also similarities between the adjective form and the quotation form. The reasons behind students’ mistakes are the distinguished lexical category of the Korean verb and the application of the grammar conjunction. The most common mistake is using ‘맞는다’ as ‘맞다’. It is because the students mistake ‘mat-ta’ as an adjective. In addition, they also misconstrue the use of ‘맞지 않는’ as ‘맞지 않은’. Moreover, it is easy to be confused between ‘알맞다’ and ‘맞다’ due to the similar form and meaning. The other reason is that, in dictionaries, ‘mat-ta’ is described as a verb, while it is frequently used as an adjective in conversation. For the reasons outlined above, students are frequently unable to use ‘mat-ta’ correctly. As a solution to this issue, it is first essential to modify the definition of ‘mat-ta’. Specifically, it is necessary to acknowledge ‘mat-ta’ as an adjective and add it in dictionaries or to define that using of ‘mat-ta’ as an adjective is grammatically wrong.