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How Do I Formulate A Sentence in Korean? I have always had this problem ever since I started learning Korean. I am confused as to how a sentence is formed in Korean. Do I put the subject first and then continue the sentence, or do I somehow work the subject into the middle of a sentence? Or can it go both ways?
Apr 4, 2013 10:18 PM
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We put subject anywhere in the sentence we want. Just put 'verb' at the end of the sentence, that would work well. 한 남자가(Subject) 한 여자를(Object) 사랑해. A man a woman loves. But these are also possible. 한 여자를 한 남자가 사랑해. 한 남자가 사랑해, 한 여자를. 한 여자를 사랑해, 한 남자가. It looks like a total chaos to you, but we actually speak in Korean like that. Just notice '가' after 남자 and '를' after 여자. "-가" makes 남자 as subject and "-를" makes 여자 as object. As long as you choose right endings(we call the endings 조사 or 토씨, but in English someone calls the endings 'particle') like that. I suggest you study 'the endings' then you will be very happy with Understanding Korean. I can show you some endings for you. 1. For subject : -가, -은, -이, -는, -께서(honorific) It depends on the last letter(we call 종성, 밭침) of the word with the ending. Korean letter must starts with a consonant then vowel and sometimes followed another consonant. 나 = ㄴ (consonant, sounds n) + ㅏ (vowel, sounds a) 밥 = ㅂ (consonant, sounds b) + ㅏ + ㅂ (consonant, 밭침) You many notice the some rules here. -가 : 내가, 우리가, 그 여자가, 그 남자가, 언니가... -은 : 사람은, 동물은, 밥은, 책은... -이 : 사람이, 동물이, 밥이, 책이... -는 : 나는, 너는, 우리는, 언니는... -께서 :should go with any words 선생님께서, 아버지께서, 할머니께서 2. For object : -을, -를, -에게, -을 : 사람을, 동물을, 밥을, 책을 -를 : 나를, 너를, 그 여자를 ... -에게 : 너에게, 나에게, 사람에게, 동물에게...
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