{"id":4598,"date":"2017-05-03T22:30:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T03:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2017-06-20T22:45:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T03:45:32","slug":"what-is-a-subject-marking-particle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/what-is-a-subject-marking-particle\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Subject Marking Particle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered about the small words, <span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc774<\/span>\/<span style=\"color: #808000\">\uac00<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc740<\/span>\/<span style=\"color: #808000\">\ub294<\/span>, or <span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc744<\/span>\/<span style=\"color: #808000\">\ub97c<\/span> in the Korean language? They are particles that mark a subject, topic, or object in a sentence. In this post, we will explore the subject markers, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span> and\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uac00<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> in Korean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4605\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-350x228.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle.png 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For examples, the particle \u201coff\u201d from the phrasal verb \u201ccall off (cancel)\u201d has little or no meaning by itself: A particle\u2019s function is to express a grammatical relationship with other words or phrases. It needs to be associated with other words to bestow meaning. Korean language also has particles that serve grammatical functions in sentences. Today, we will explore how to use Korean subject markers, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span> and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span>. They are attached to nouns and indicate which nouns are the subjects of the verbs, which describe an action or a state of being. You add <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 to a noun when the noun ends in a vowel, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc774\u00a0<\/em><\/span> to a noun when the noun ends in a consonant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2663 \u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N<\/span>oun ending in a <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">V<\/span>owel + <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\uac08<span style=\"color: #808000\">\ube44\uac00<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #808000\"> <em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><\/span>. (Kalbi is delicious.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \uac08<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\ube44<\/em><\/span><\/span> <u>(Kalbi)<\/u> + <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span> : a noun <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac08\ube44<\/em><\/span> ending in the vowel, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3163<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucee4\ud53c\uac00<\/em> <em>\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><\/span><em>.<\/em> (I have coffee.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \ucee4<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\ud53c<\/em><\/span><\/span> (coffee) + <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span> : a noun <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucee4\ud53c<\/em><\/span> ending in the vowel \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3163<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc54c\ub809\uc2a4\uac00<\/em> <em>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5d0<\/em> <em>\uc654\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><\/span><em>.<\/em> (Alex came to Korea.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0\uc54c\ub809<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc2a4<\/em><\/span><\/span> (Alex) + <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span> : a noun\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc54c\ub809\uc2a4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 ending in the vowel \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3161<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4\uac00<\/em> <em>\uc7ac\ubbf8\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em> <\/span>(Korean language is fun.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\ud55c\uad6d<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc5b4<\/em><\/span><\/span> (Korean language) + <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span> : a noun\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/em><\/span> ending in the vowel \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3153<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2663 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">N<\/span>oun ending in a <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">C<\/span>onsonant + <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub3c8\uc774<\/em> <em>\uc5c6\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I don\u2019t have money.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\ub3c8<\/span><\/em><\/span> (money)<em>+ <\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc774<\/em> <\/span><em>:<\/em> a noun\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub3c8<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 ending in the consonant, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3134<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00\uc871\uc774<\/em> <em>\ubbf8\uad6d\uc5d0<\/em> <em>\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (My family is in America.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0\uac00<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc871<\/em><\/span><\/span> (family)<em>+<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span> <em>:<\/em> a noun <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00\uc871<\/em><\/span> ending in the consonant, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3131<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ud0d5\uc774<\/em> <em>\ud544\uc694\ud574\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I need sugar.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0\uc124<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\ud0d5<\/em><\/span><\/span> (sugar)+ <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span> : a noun \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ud0d5\u00a0<\/em><\/span> ending in the constant, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3147<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc11c\uc6b8\uc774<\/em> <em>\uc88b\uc544\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I like Seoul.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0\uc11c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\uc6b8<\/span><\/em><\/span> (Seoul)+ <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span> : a noun \u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc11c\uc6b8<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> ending in the constant, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em>\u3139<\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The subject markers, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span> and\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uac00<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>are small words, and you will be able to communicate with native Koreans without them. For example, Koreans would still understand your comment such as, \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub3c8<\/em> <em>\uc5c6\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I don\u2019t have money.) instead of \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub3c8<\/em><em>\uc774<\/em> <em>\uc5c6\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I don\u2019t have money.)\u201d However, they will help deliver your message in a clearer way. Just remember the following two rules when you add <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 to the nouns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 after a Noun ending in a Vowel<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc774<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> after a Noun ending in a <em>C<\/em>onsonant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong> (Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***Related Vocabulary***<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle_.mp3'>What Is a Subject Marking Particle?<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle_.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"What Is a Subject Marking Particle?\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"What Is a Subject Marking Particle?\\\" by KLM. Released: 2017.\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"KLM\",\"year\":\"2017\",\"length_formatted\":\"0:31\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<ol>\n<li>(Noun ending in a Vowel +) <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>(Noun ending in a Consonant +) <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc774<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac08\ube44<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<u>(Kalbi)<\/u><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucee4\ud53c<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (coffee)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud55c\uad6d<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (Korea)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0(Korean language)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub3c8<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0(money)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uac00\uc871<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(family)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ubbf8\uad6d<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (America)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc124\ud0d5<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (sugar)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc11c\uc6b8 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span> (Seoul)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-350x228.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-350x228.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/What-Is-a-Subject-Marking-Particle.png 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Have you ever wondered about the small words, \uc774\/\uac00, \uc740\/\ub294, or \uc744\/\ub97c in the Korean language? They are particles that mark a subject, topic, or object in a sentence. In this post, we will explore the subject markers, \uc774 and\u00a0\uac00\u00a0 in Korean. For examples, the particle \u201coff\u201d from the phrasal verb \u201ccall off (cancel)\u201d has&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/what-is-a-subject-marking-particle\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":4605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,2871,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4598","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","category-korean-language","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4598"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4695,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4598\/revisions\/4695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}