{"id":6123,"date":"2018-10-17T22:30:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=6123"},"modified":"2018-10-17T21:40:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T02:40:06","slug":"a-possessive-particle-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/a-possessive-particle-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"A Possessive Particle in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered how to express a possessive form of a noun in the Korean language? This post is about the function of \u201c-\uc758\u201d in Korean.<\/p>\n

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In the English language, adding an \u201capostrophe + s\u201d or \u201capostrophe\u201d to a \uba85\uc0ac\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(noun) is one of the frequently used ways to indicate \uad00\uacc4\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(relation) or \uc18c\uc720\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(ownership) \u00a0\u00a0of something or someone.<\/p>\n

ex) \u00a0 \u00a0Madison\u2019s computer<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Today’s menu<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Students\u2019 duties<\/p>\n

In the Korean language, this Korean particle \u201c-\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u201d is frequently used to mark the \uc18c\uc720\uaca9\ud615\ud0dc<\/span>\u00a0(possessive form) of a noun. When you need to indicate a \u00a0\uc18c\uc720\u00a0<\/em>\uad00\uacc4\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(possessive relationship) between two nouns, you can simply add \u201c-\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u201d as a \uc811\ubbf8\uc0ac\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(suffix) of the first noun in Korean.<\/p>\n

Noun+\uc758\u00a0<\/em><\/span> \u00a0Noun<\/p>\n

ex) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Madison\u2019s computer\u00a0\u00a0\ub9e4\ub514\uc2a8<\/em>\uc758<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\ucef4\ud4e8\ud130<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Today\u2019s menu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\uc624\ub298<\/em>\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>\uba54\ub274<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Students\u2019 duties\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\ud559\uc0dd<\/em>\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/em>\uc758\ubb34<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c-\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u201d \u00a0also used with \u00a0\ub300\uba85\uc0ac\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(pronouns) such as \ub098<\/em><\/span>\u00a0(I) and \ub108\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(you)in Korean.<\/p>\n

ex) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\ub098<\/u><\/em>\uc758<\/span>\u00a0<\/u><\/em>\uc9d1\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(my<\/u>\u00a0 house) \u2013 casual<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\ub108<\/u><\/em>\uc758<\/span>\u00a0<\/u><\/em>\ud559\uad50\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(your<\/u>\u00a0 school) \u2013 casual<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\uc800<\/u><\/em>\uc758<\/span>\u00a0<\/u><\/em>\uac00\uc871\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(my\u00a0<\/u>family) – honorific<\/p>\n

However, in spoken Korean, \u201cthese pronouns + \uc758<\/em><\/span>\u201d are frequently simplified as follows:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\ub0b4<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>(\ub098\u00a0<\/em><\/span>+ \uc758<\/em><\/span>) \u00a0\uc9d1<\/em><\/span>\u00a0(my<\/u> house) \u2013 casual<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\ub124<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>(\ub108\u00a0<\/em><\/span>+ \uc758<\/em><\/span>) \u00a0\ud559\uad50<\/em><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0(your<\/u> school) \u2013 casual<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 *\u00a0\u201c<\/u>\ub124<\/u><\/em><\/span>\u201d is usually pronounced as \u201c<\/u>\ub2c8<\/u><\/em><\/span>\u201d<\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \uc81c<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>(\uc800\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/span>+ \uc758<\/span><\/i><\/span>) \uac00\uc871<\/em>(my family) – honorific<\/p>\n

Korean learners occasionally express that \u201c-\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u201d is difficult to pronounce. Here is a useful tip for you to remember. Although this possessive particle is spelled as \u201c-\uc758<\/em><\/span>\u201d, it is commonly pronounced as \u201c–<\/em>\uc5d0<\/em><\/span>\u201d except for news anchors\u2019 speech or more formal occasions.<\/p>\n

\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em>!<\/em><\/span>\u00a0(Thank you!)<\/p>\n

***Related Vocabulary***<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \uba85\uc0ac\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(noun)<\/li>\n
  2. \uad00\uacc4\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(relation)<\/li>\n
  3. \uc18c\uc720\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(ownership)<\/li>\n
  4. \uc18c\uc720\uaca9\ud615\ud0dc<\/span>\u00a0(possessive form)<\/li>\n
  5. \uc18c\uc720\u00a0<\/em>\uad00\uacc4\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(possessive relationship)<\/li>\n
  6. \uc811\ubbf8\uc0ac\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(suffix)<\/li>\n
  7. \ub9e4\ub514\uc2a8<\/em>\uc758\u00a0<\/em>\ucef4\ud4e8\ud130<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 <\/em>(Madison\u2019s computer)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n
  8. \uc624\ub298<\/em>\uc758\u00a0<\/em>\uba54\ub274<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 (Today\u2019s menu)<\/li>\n
  9. \ud559\uc0dd<\/em>\uc758\u00a0<\/em>\uc758\ubb34<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Students\u2019 duties)<\/li>\n
  10. \ub098<\/em>\uc758\u00a0<\/em>\uc9d1 \u00a0<\/em><\/span>(my house) \u2013 casual<\/li>\n
  11. \ub108<\/em>\uc758\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\ud559\uad50<\/span> \u00a0<\/em>(your school) \u2013 casual<\/li>\n
  12. \uc800<\/em>\uc758\u00a0<\/em><\/span>\uac00\uc871<\/span> \u00a0<\/em>(my family) – honorific<\/li>\n
  13. \ub0b4<\/span> \u00a0<\/em>(\ub098\u00a0<\/em><\/span>+ \uc758<\/em><\/span>) \uc9d1<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 (my house) \u2013 casual<\/li>\n
  14. \ub124<\/em><\/span>(\ub108<\/em><\/span>+ \uc758<\/em><\/span>) \ud559\uad50<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0(your school) \u2013 casual<\/li>\n
  15. \uc81c<\/span>(\uc800<\/em><\/span>+ \uc758<\/em><\/span>) \uac00\uc871\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(my family) \u2013 honorific<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

    Have you ever wondered how to express a possessive form of a noun in the Korean language? This post is about the function of \u201c-\uc758\u201d in Korean. In the English language, adding an \u201capostrophe + s\u201d or \u201capostrophe\u201d to a \uba85\uc0ac\u00a0(noun) is one of the frequently used ways to indicate \uad00\uacc4\u00a0(relation) or \uc18c\uc720\u00a0(ownership) \u00a0\u00a0of something…<\/p>\n

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