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Usage of object marking particle '을'
What meaning does the object marking particle(을) give in the sentence : "그가 중국에서 2년을 살았습니다."? If the sentence translates to "He lived in China for 2 years" in English, why is 을 ...
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How can I tell if a sentence is missing an optional subject marker?
I am reading BillyGo book and stumbled across the sentence 저는 오늘 기쁩니다.
I am a little confused when reading it, "today" is just kind of slipping in there without any particle,
so is "...
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Usage of subject markers and topic markers
Q1: In certain sentences, either the subject or topic marker can be used for a particular noun, depending on the context and nuance.
For example:
내 남동생이 예전에 노란 카나리아 한 마리를 키웠었는데, 아빠가 실수로 죽였어.
왜냐면 ...
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I'm confused about subject and topic markers
As the title says, I'm confused about subject/topic markers. So I have a few questions about how they are used.
Q1. Why is 출구는 used for A1, A3-5, but 출구가 is used for A2?
A: (1)“Where should I go to ...
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Sentences with two subject markers [duplicate]
For example, the sentence:
내가 애기가 있어요.
has two subject markers (가).
What are rules or situations to know about when two subject markers are used and why?
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A subject marker question
A. 저는 여기가 처음이에요.
B. 저는 이전에 여기 온 적있어요.
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여기 has a subject marker in the first sentence. Why is 여기 the subject?
Shouldn't "I"(저) be the subject?
Why is 여기 a subject in sentence A but not the ...
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Using 은/는 or 에 for a place
Question and answer:
백화점은 어땠습니까?
1.백화점에 사람 아주 많았습니다.
2.백화점은 사람 아주 많았습니다.
The question and the answer #1 is from a Korean textbook (not written by a native Korean). I am not sure if the answer #2 is ...
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Is it possible to make a list of the (12+?) different meanings of the 이/가 particle (and what would that list be)?
I think learners tend to get obsessed with the subject particle, and I'm no different!
This answer mentions that there are 12 or more different meanings to the 이/가 particle, but I don't recall ...
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When using descriptive verbs (형용사), does adding the subject particle 이/가 onto the thing being described make any difference?
It seems that 'the thing being described' is the subject of a descriptive verb, so
그 여자 예뻐요
basically means the same as
그 여자가 예뻐요
My question is : Is there any difference at all in the ...
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