What are some grammar differences between Japanese and Korean?

Also, according to this— Comparison of Japanese and Korean grammar —relative clauses are more complex in Korean. In Japanese, a relative clause is simple. I am the man who eats apples→Watashi wa ringo wo taberu otoko no hito da. ringo(apple) wo(accusative) taberu(eat) otoko no hito(man). read more

However, Korean and Japanese are sufficiently different to make it a challenge to move on to Korean after Japanese. Korean has proven more difficult for me than I expected. Both Japanese and Korean have greater differences in levels of politeness than Chinese or European languages that I know. read more

There are some differences, however. Japanese utilizes passive grammar more frequently than Korean, and has four common verb conjugations to express "if" (〜ならば、〜ば、〜たら、〜と), while Korean has one (-면). read more