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Can I use the "-께" in the meaning of "from"? Can I use the "-께" in the meaning of "from"? I saw in the book "Korean Grammar in Use" that I can use "-께" in the meaning of "from" (like -에게서/한테서), but other resources tell me that the only meaning of "께" is "to" (like -에게/-한테). Can you show me with some examples?
Aug 9, 2018 6:29 PM
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Hi, there. 께 can mean both 'from' and 'to'. '께' is basically the honorific form of '에게‘ or '한테‘, meaning 'to'. For instance, 친구에게 선물을 주었어요. I gave the present to my friend. 엄마께 전화했어요. I made a call to my mom. To turn 'to' into 'from', just add -서 to make 에게서 and 한테서. However, it is incorrect to add -서 to 께 to mean 'from'. So, 친구에게서 편지를 받았어요! I received a letter from my friend! 아빠께 전화를 받았어요. I got a call from my dad. Some people think 께서 means 'from', but this is wrong! 께서 is the honorific version of the 이/가 particle. 아빠께서 키가 크다. Dad is tall. 엄마께서 예쁘다. Mom is pretty.
August 9, 2018
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