Showing posts with label Particles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Particles. Show all posts

Friday, January 20, 2012

{Grammar} Particle ___에 to[place]


The particle '_에' is used after a place.
A: 극장 가요? Are you going to theater?
B: 네, 극장 가요. Yes, I'm going to a theater.

A:어디 가요? Where are you going?
B:노래방 가요. I'm going to a singing room

Sunday, December 4, 2011

{Grammar} Particles - 가,이 [Subject Particle]

가/이 [Subject Particle]

The Particle 가(ga) marks the subject of a sentence when the subject ends with a vowel. The alternative form 이(yi), on the other hand, is added to nouns ending with a consonant.



  • 먹었다(Naega meog-eossda) = I ate (It wasn't anyone else but me)
  • 동생 마셨다(Dongsaeng-i masyeossda) = Younger brother/sister drank(It wasn't someone else but them)
  • 민지 왔다(Min-jiga wassda) = Min-ji came (It wasn't some other person but Min-ji)
  • 안토니 갔다(Anthonyga gassda)= Anthony went (It wasn't some other person but Anthony)
  • 저것 한강이야(Jeogeos-i hangang-iya) = That is the Han River
  • 빌딩 높다(Bilding-i nopda) = The building  is high
  • 공원 넓다(Gong-won-i neolbda) = The park is large/spacious

마시다 = drink
동생 = younger brother/sister
먹다 = eat
민지 = Min-ji (a female name)
오다 = come
안토니 = Anthony
가다 = go
저것 = that
한강 = the Han River (in Seoul)
빌딩 = a building
높다 = high
공원 = a park
넓다 = spacious, large

Saturday, December 3, 2011

{Grammar} Particles - 는, 은 [Topic Particle]

는/은 [Topic Particle]

는 (Neun)/은(Eun) are particles which indicate the topic of a sentence. 는(Neun) is used for nouns without a final consonant, and 은(Eun) for nouns with a final consonant.
The following are example sentences using 는(Neun)/은(Eun), the topic particle.


학생이다(Naneun hagsaeng-ida)= I am a student
  는(Neun), the topic particle, is attached to the end of 나(Na)=I, which means the pronoun "I", to show that the topic is about "I"
  • 학생이다(Naneun hagsaeng-ida)= I am a student
  • 친절하다(Geuneun chinjeolhada) = He is kind
  • 이것 연필이다(Igeos-eun yeonpil-ida) = This is a pencil
  • 하늘 높다(Haneul-eun nopda) = The sky is high
  • 그녀 공부한다(Geunyeoneun gongbuhanda) = She studies 
  • 갔다(Jon-eun gassda) = John went

나(Na) = I (pronoun)
학생(Hagsaeng) = a student
그(Geu) = he
친절하다(Chinjeolhada) = kind
이것(Igeos) = this
연필(Yeonpil) = pencil
하늘(Haneul) = sky
높다(Nopda) = high
그녀(Geunyeo) = she
공부하다(Gongbuhada) = study
존 = John
가다(Gada) = go
영수 = Young-su (a male name)
먹다(Meogda) = eat
 
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