{"id":148,"date":"2009-10-10T03:59:33","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T07:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=148"},"modified":"2009-10-10T03:59:33","modified_gmt":"2009-10-10T07:59:33","slug":"object-marking-particles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/object-marking-particles\/","title":{"rendered":"Object Marking Particles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The object marking particles are \uc744<\/strong> or \ub97c<\/strong> depending on whether the object is a word ending in a vowel or consonant. When the object ends in a vowel you’re going to use \ub97c<\/strong>. Take a look at a sentence like this, \uc8fc\ub2c8\uac00 \uc0ac\uacfc\ub97c \uc0ac\uc694<\/strong>. \uc8fc\ub2c8<\/strong> = Juni. \uac00<\/strong> = subject marking particle. \uc0ac\uacfc<\/strong> = apple. \ub97c<\/strong> = object marking particle. \uc0ac\uc694<\/strong> = the verb ‘buy’ in the standard polite form. Altogether this sentence means, ‘Juni buys an apple’. The object marking particle \ub97c<\/strong> was attached to the word \uc0ac\uacfc<\/strong> because the word ends in a vowel. The object marking particle marks the object of the sentence. In this case, the object was the apple.<\/p>\n

When the object ends in a consonant, you use the \uc744<\/strong> particle. For example in a sentence like this, \uc2b9\ubbf8\uac00\u00a0\uc9d1\uc744<\/strong>\u00a0\uc0ac\uc694<\/strong>. \uc2b9\ubbf8<\/strong> = Seungmi. \uac00<\/strong> = subject marking particle.\u00a0\uc9d1<\/strong> = house.\u00a0\uc744<\/strong> = object marking particle. \uc0ac\uc694<\/strong> = the verb ‘buy’ in standard polite form. In English this sentence would mean, ‘Seungmi buys a house’. \uc9d1<\/strong> ends in a consonant, so the object marking particle \uc744<\/strong> is used. For more explanations on the subject marking particles and the standard polite form, scan through the previous posts. To find the previous posts, go to https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean<\/a>, look below this article under ‘posted under’ and click on grammar.<\/p>\n

One thing I want to point out is that the \ub97c<\/strong>\/\uc744<\/strong> particle is used quite liberally, and not just for non living objects. For example, take a look at a sentence like this, \ud5e4\ub2c8\uac00 \uc138\ubbf8\ub97c \uc0ac\ub791\ud574\uc694<\/strong>. \ud5e4\ub2c8<\/strong> = Heni. \uac00<\/strong> = subject marking particle after a vowel. \uc138\ubbf8<\/strong> = Semi. \ub97c<\/strong> = object marking particle after a vowel. \uc0ac\ub791\ud574\uc694<\/strong> = the verb ‘love’ in the standard polite form. In English, this means Heni loves Semi. Semi is a person here, but the object marking particle is still attached to Semi. Therefore object marking particles aren’t necessarily restricted to ‘things’, people count as well.<\/p>\n

Ok, so here’s a brief test and summary of what was discussed above. What object marking particle would you use in this sentence? “\uc6d0\uc8fc\uac00 \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4_ \uc798 \uc54c\uc544\ub4e4\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong>.” \uc6d0\uc8fc<\/strong> = Won Ju. \uac00<\/strong> = subject marking particle. \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/strong> = Korean language. \uc798<\/strong> = well, good. \uc54c\uc544\ub4e4\uc5b4\uc694<\/strong> = verb ‘understand’ in standard polite form. (Won Ju understands Korean well.) Since \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/strong> ends in a vowel, you’ll need to use \ub97c<\/strong>. How about this sentence, where and what object marking particle will you need? \uc9c0\ub204\ub294 \uc9c0\uae08 \uc9d1 \ub098\uac00\uc694<\/strong>. \uc9c0\ub204<\/strong> = Jinu. \uc9c0\uae08<\/strong> = now. \uc9d1<\/strong> = house. \ub098\uac00\uc694<\/strong> = verb ‘go out\/leaves’ in standard polite form. (Jinu leaves the house now.) Here, the object marking particle is after the word \uc9d1<\/strong> and since it ends in a consonant, \uc744<\/strong> will be used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The object marking particles are \uc744 or \ub97c depending on whether the object is a word ending in a vowel or consonant. When the object ends in a vowel you’re going to use \ub97c. Take a look at a sentence like this, \uc8fc\ub2c8\uac00 \uc0ac\uacfc\ub97c \uc0ac\uc694. \uc8fc\ub2c8 = Juni. \uac00 = subject marking particle. \uc0ac\uacfc =…<\/p>\n

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