Let's Learn Korean - Topic and Subject Particle (은/는, 이/가) -

그대만 바라보는 것이 부담스럽다고 느낀다면 난 이제 그만 떠날게..

1. Particle 은/는

This particle is the mark of topic of a statement. Particle 은 is for root word which ends by vowel, while 는 is for the consonant.

Example:  -  송승현은 한국 사람이에요. FTISLAND의 기타리스트에요. 20살이에요.

Song Seung Hyun is a Korean. He's FTISLAND's guitarist. He's 20 years old.

In the second and third statements, there are no 송승현 again, because they're still talking about him. So, if there's any more than 1 은/는 in a paragraph, it means it changes the topic or it compares the 1st statement with the other statement that's using 은/는.

Example: - 이홍기는 한국 사람이에요, 저스틴은 미국 사람이에요.

Lee Hong Ki is Korean, but Justin is American.

Be careful not to misused this particle with noun describer particle ^^

2. Particle 이/가

이/가 is the subject particle of a statement. Although 은/는 is topic particle, but it can be used to replace the subject particle position of a statement.

Example: - 윤호는 동방신기의 메인 댄서예요 = Yunho is the main dancer of TVXQ!

- 윤호가 동방신기의 메인 댄서예요 = Yunho is the main dancer of TVXQ!

In asking a question, usually it uses subject particle for question, and the answer uses topic particle.

Example: - 이름이 뭐예요? = What's your name?

- 제 이름은 보미예요 = My name is Bomi