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What´s the function of the particle in this sentence?
everyone. I need some help to understand the function of a particle in the sentence
학생들이 나오는 게 수업이 다 끝난 것 같아요.
I understand its overall meaning. In the final part we have a guess (수업이 다 끝난 것 같아요) ...
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Three instances of the 은 particle in a row
I'm having a hard time trying to guess the meaning of the third 은 in this sentence:
남산은 놉은 산은 아니지만 참 아름답습니다.
I know that this sentence means "Namsan is not a tall mountain, but it's really ...
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만 vs 는/은 Difference in meaning
I thought I understood to some extent how the topic marking particle (는/은) worked, but I came across these two examples and now it's confused me again.
1.오늘만 일찍 왔어요
2.오늘은 일찍 왔어요
The way I translated ...
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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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Absence of subject marker?
This sentence with a relative clause is intriguing me:
비행기를 보는 사람이 많습니다. [pihaenggi-reul po-neun saram-i manh-seumni-da]
I know that this means "There are many people who are looking at the ...
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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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