Sunday 16 December 2012

Let's Learn Korean - Possession Particles (에서, 에)


1.  에서


this particle is used for telling the place where the conversation happens and the place that you're talking about.

Example:  재진이 교실에서 수학을 가르쳐요 = Jaejin teaches math in the classroom

look at 에서 behind 교실. it's added by 에서 because it's the place where the action (teach) happens.

aside from that, this particle also means 'from'..

Example:  -  학교에서 승현의 집까지 실행해요 = i'm running from school to Seunghyun's house


2.  에


 This particle is used for telling..

a.  Place

Example:  -  보로부두르 사원이 인도네시아 있어요  =  Borobudur Temple is in Indonesia
                   -  책을 가방 놓아요  =  I put the book in the bag
                   -  켄켄이 대학교 있어요  =  Kenken is in campus


b.  Target

This particle is  used to show the target which want to be aimed, it's either inanimate objects or place.

Example:  -  다음 주 창민을 만날게요  =   I will meet Changmin next week
                   -  우체국 편지를 부쳐 주세요  =  Please send the letter to the post office
                   - 전화앴어요  =  I've made a phone call to my house

c.  Time


Example:  -  오전 5시 이러나요  =  I get up at 5 a.m.
                  -   10월 15일 만납시다!  =  Let's meet on October 15!
                  -   오후 바빠요  =  I'm busy during the day

Although this particle can be used to show the time, but some adverbial of time, such as 내일, 어제and 오늘 can't be paired with this particle. So, 오늘 만납시다 is incorrect.


d.  Each/every

Example:  -  하루 몇 시간 공부해요?  =  How many hours do you study every day?
                  -   팬미팅에서 윤호는 사진 사인해요  =  Yunho signs every photo in the fan meeting
                  -  한 상자 얼마예요  =  How much is it for each box?


So, what's the difference between these 2 particles?
the difference among them is 에 is used for showing the location of something and the direction or place that you want to aim. while 에서 shows the place where the action happens/happened.

Example:  -  학교 가요 = I'm going to school
                 -   승현과 홍기가 식당에서 이야기해요 = Seunghyun is talking to Hongki in the
                 restaurant

have you noticed the different? in the first example 학교 is the place that you want to aim. and in the second example 식당 is the active place where the action (이야기해요) is happening.




다음 게시물에 만납시다!! ^^v



 

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