Can ㅜ be combined with ㅐ? Explain.
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Can't is a contraction of cannot, and it's best suited for informal writing. In formal writing and where contractions are frowned upon, use cannot. It is possible to write can not, but you generally find it only as part of some other construction, such as “not only . . . but also.”
Here, we are asked whether ㅜ can be combined with ㅐ. The answer is big "NO". ㅜ can't be combined withㅐas it is against the harmony principle of Korean Language.
In Korean, two vowel symbols ㅏ and ㅗ are called "bright vowels" as they sound sonorous to Korean native speakers. Since, the vowel symbols such as ㅘ , ㅙ , ㅐ and ㅒ were derived from ㅏ and ㅗ , so these vowels are also considered as bright vowels. On the other hand, ㅓand ㅜ are called dark vowels along with ㅝ, ㅞ , and ㅖ.
According to the vowel harmony principle, the combination of bright and dark vowels are prohibited.
Here,
- ㅜ is dark vowel.
- ㅐis bright vowel.
Thus, they can't be combined.