Correspondence relation of benefactive expression between Japanese and Korean languages

-Focusing on corpus analysis on an auxiliary verb te-morau-

Abstract

This study was aimed at clarifying grammatical differences of benefactive expression between Japanese and Korean languages, focusing on a Japanese auxiliary verb: te-morau. Main verbs of benefactive expression between Japanese and Korean languages are quite similar. However when the main verbs of benefactive expression are used as auxiliary verb, there would be many differences between the two. In my opinion, especially Japanese auxiliary verb te-morau implies modesty and benefits of speaker, and this characteristic can't be seen in the benefactive expressions of Korean language. Learners need to learn how to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts between Japanese native speakers and learners themselves, considering these characteristics of Japanese.