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A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 법이다 — that's how it is · that's the way it goes — a rule of life, or how things should be done

That's how it is · that's the way it goes — a rule of life, or how things should be done. Korean grammar for advanced learners — Level 5B, lesson 9: 장학금과 증명서 (Scholarships and certificates — a scholarship notice, seven documents, a certificate kiosk, one missing paper and a call to Daejeon).

What it means

A-(으)ㄴ/V-는 법이다 says that something is true for everyone: 처음에는 누구나 서툰 법이에요 'everyone is clumsy at first'. It also says how something should be done: 서류는 미리 준비하는 법이에요 'documents are prepared in advance'. Verbs and 있다/없다 take -는 법이다; adjectives take -(으)ㄴ 법이다: 준비하는 법 · 서툰 법. -는 법이 없다 means 'never does': 그 선생님은 화를 내는 법이 없어요.

Forms

PatternWhenExample
V-는 법이다동사 · 있다/없다준비하다 → 미리 준비하는 법이에요
A-(으)ㄴ 법이다형용사 (ㄹ 탈락)서툴다 → 처음에는 서툰 법이에요

Key points

Examples

Where university textbooks teach it

This point also appears in: Seoul National University Korean 5B, lesson 12; Ewha Womans University Korean 5, lesson 9; Hongik University Korean 5A, lesson 6; Hanyang University Korean 5-2, lesson 8.

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