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What the meaning of 우리? And when use 우리 and 내?
1. I hear on drama, 우리 is 'my'. But, in the book 우리 is 'we'. So, what the meaning of 우리?
2. When use 우리 and 내?
Thanks before :)
6 de jul de 2015 04:43
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우리 means "we" or "our"
내 means "my"
Quoted from http://www.learnkoreanlp.com/2006/12/possessive-forms.html
나의 = my (informal) = 내 (short)
저의 = my (polite)= 제 (short)
우리 = our (informal)
저희 = our (polite)
Therefore, 저희 아버지 means "our father"
However, in Korean, people usually say 저희 아버지 rather than 제 아버지.
It is a cultural thing. Koreans usually say 우리 아빠, 우리 엄마, 저희 아버지, 저희 어머니 rather than 내 엄마, 내 아빠, 제 아버지 or 제 어머니. I believe it is due to the distinct "group mindset" of Korean culture.
So when you want to say "my mum", you wouldn't say 내 엄마 or 제 어머니 but rather 우리 엄마 or 저희 어머니.
Therefore, although 우리 아들이에요 means "our son", you'd still say 우리 아들이에요 when you're talking about "my son."
I think this use of "our" usually occurs when referring to a family member or any other group-ish things.
For example,
우리 아빠 (or 저희 아버지) = our dad (our father) rather than 내 아빠 or 제 아버지
우리 엄마 = our mum (my mum)
우리 아들 = our son (my son)
우리 딸 = our daughter (my daughter)
우리 나라 = 'Our country' (my contry) rather than 내 나라
우리 말 = 'our language' (my language) rather than 내 말
우리/저희 가족 = 'our family' (my family)
우리/저희 학교 = 'our school' (my school)
우리 집 = 'our house' (my house) rather than 내 집
우리 강아지 = our puppy (pet)
6 de julho de 2015
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우리 means "we" or "our"(possessive). There's also the humble form 저희.
내 is a contraction of 나의 (나+의)("I/me"+"'s"[possessive]). It means "my".
Due to Korean culture, to show respect, humility and a sense of community/nation, Koreans often use 우리 instead of 내/제 (depending on the situation). So it would literally be translated as "our" but the actual understood meaning is "my" (or "our" if you really meant it that way).
6 de julho de 2015
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Ailsa
Habilidades linguísticas
Inglês, Indonésio, Coreano
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Inglês, Coreano
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