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Is it possible to use two particles with a subject?
This question may be stupid, but I think it's necessary for me to know the answer. I'm a beginner in Korean language so please be patient with my questions and mistakes haha.
I mean, if I want to say "I am a student", generally I need to use the topic particle "Eun" or "Neun". If I want to say "I am a student too" (When someone else has said she/he is a student) I need to use the additive particle "To/Do" (No idea how it is romanized xD). So should I avoid using "Eun/Neun" since I'm going to use the additive particle in this case? Or do I need to use both?
I hope I've explained my question correctly. Thanks in advance. ^^
May 16, 2016 6:27 PM
Answers · 3
Yes, you can use two particles at the same time, but not always. Like Lesha and 형주신 said, it doesn't work in your example.
-만 (only) + -은/는 (topic)
너의 빛을 받아도 내 그림자만은 얼어 가
Even if I receive your light, my shadow only keeps freezing
(I couldn't find a casual sentence for this combination so I think it's rather poetic)
-만 (only) + -이/가 (subject)
너만이 날 웃게 할 수 있어
Only you can make me laugh
-만 (only) + -을/를 (object)
너만을 사랑해
I only love you
-만 (only) + -의 (possessive)
넌 나만의 친구
You're only my friend (not anyone else's)
-에게 (to) + -만 (only)
나에게만 말해 줘
Tell it to me only
(Note that this order can't be changed, it has to be -에게만 not -만에게)
-에서 (in) + -도 (too)
집에서도 할 수 있어요
You can do it at home too
-(으)로 (means) + -도 (too)
음식은 눈으로도 즐길 수 있어요
Food can be enjoyed with the eyes too
There is also -와는, -보다는, -보다도, -까지도, -에게는, ... Too many to list them all but remember that you can't combine -은/는, -이/가, -을/를 and -도 with each other.
May 16, 2016
Lesha is right :)
May 16, 2016
Hi, if you want to say 'I am a student too," (as in someone says that they are a student, and you reply that you also are a student), you would just say '나도 학생이에요.'
May 16, 2016
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