Monday 4 February 2013

Let's Learn Korean - Particle 밖에, 깨나, 보고, 뿐 and 커녕 -





Just one, 너인걸.. 내 삶의 한번일 그 사랑 바로 그대밖에 없다고...


1. Particle 밖에


This particle means 'only' or 'there's nothing else'. 

Example:  -  제가 주스밖에 안 마셔요  =  I only drink juice/ I don't drink anything but juice
                  -  창민은 영어를 조금밖에  못 해요  =  Changmin can speak English only a little bit

Although 밖에 has the same meaning with , but 밖에 always shows negative statements, that's why it's always being followed with negative particles, such as 못하다, 없다 or 아니다.


2. Particle 깨나

This particle means 'enough' or 'pretty ... (bad, good, etc.)'.

Example:  -  그 사람은 고집깨나 세요  =  That person looks pretty stubborn
                  -  제가 아그네스처럼 열심깨나 일하세요  =  I work as enthusiast as Agnes


3. Particle 보고

This particle has the same meaning with -에게 and usually follows by verbs like 말하다 (say), 몯다 (ask), 웃다 (smile), etc. The meanings itself is 'tell' 'ask to' and 'show to'.

Example:  -  누구보고 바보라고 해요?  =  Tell me who do you call fool?
                  -  누구에게 바보라고 해요?  =  To whom do you call fool?


4. Particle 뿐

This particle means 'only'. This particle is used to show that there's nothing else except what the speaker says. It's used to tell that the speaker chooses only one thing and put aside the others.

Example:  -  그들 아니라 나도 기뻐했어요  =  Not only them, I was happy as well
                  -  내가 좋아하는 아이들은 동방신가입니다  =  TVXQ! are the only idol that I like


- What's the difference between this particle and 밖에 -

In this particle, we don't need to add negative particles or 없다, while in 밖에 it's a must.

Example: -  그대밖에 없다  =  Only you (There's none else but you)
                 -  그대이야  =  Only you
                 -  그들 아니라 나도 기뻐했어요  =  Not only them, I was happy as well
                 -   그들밖에 아니라 나도 기뻐했어요  =  Not only them, I was happy as well

From number 1 and 2 examples, we can see that 뿐 needs copula to make it to be the ending of the sentence, while 밖에 doesn't need it. And from number 3 and 4 examples, we can see that 뿐 is paired with 아니 (negative particle) because the sentence has 'not' meaning. Like what I said, the meaning of 밖에 is 'only' and 'there's nothing else', while 뿐 is 'only', so 뿐  needs negative particle if the sentence has negative meaning.

5. Particle 커녕

The meanings of this particle are 'far from' or 'moreover'. This particle shows 2 negative conditions which the real condition is worse than the clause.

Example:  -  애인은 커녕 변변한 친구 하나 없어요  =  I even don't have friend, let alone girlfriend
                   -  만나는 커녕 그에게 말해도 못 했어요  =   I even didn't meet him, let alone talked to him

     

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