Asking Who in Korean (Part 2) Posted by Soo on Mar 14, 2016 in Uncategorized
Today, you are going to learn how to use “Who/누구/nu gu/” in Korean. Grammar point: “Who/누/ nu gu” is an object of sentences. In most time, Korean abbreviates an objective particle 를 at the beginning of sentences. For instance, “Who did you see? / 누구(를) 봤어요?/ nu gu (lul) bat eo yo?” “Who did you meet?/ 누구(를) 만나고 싶어요?/ nu gu (lul) man na go sip eo yo?” Read more examples below.
To send 보내다
Who did you send? 누구를 보냈어요? nu gu lul bo nac eo yo?
To watch 보다
Who did you see on the street? 길에서 누구를 봤어요? gil ae seo nu ga gue nyeo lul bak eo yo?
To hit
Who did you hit? 누구를 때렸어요? nu gu lul ddae lyeoc eo yo?
To stop 세우다
Who did you stop? 누구를 세웠어요? nu gu lul sae woc eo yo?
To find 찾다
Who did you find? 누구를 찾았어요? nu gu lul chac ac eo yo?
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Soo came to America in 2002 for studying English and getting degrees in higher education. He’d never expected to work in America after he finished his college, but he got a great job in construction and had worked with them for three years. He also has working as a FT and PT Korean instructor and tutor for seven years in Korean and America. He got his TESOL certificate in 2011 and finished his master’s degree in 2014.