Monthly Archives: January 2012

‘뭐’ means ‘what’ in English.   1) We can attach ‘예요’ after ‘뭐’ if we are asking for a specific thing. Ex) 이게 뭐예요? (What is this?) {이 means ‘This’; 게 means ‘thing’} {We attach ‘예요’ and not ‘이에요’ because … Continue reading →

The marker ‘을/를’ when attached to a noun indicates that noun is direct object of a transitive verb. Transitive verbs are verbs which require an object.   When the noun ends with a vowel, ‘를’ is used. Ex) 저는 앤디를 … Continue reading →

The subject marker ‘이/가’ is attached to a noun to indicate the subject of the verb or adjective.   When the noun ends with a vowel, we use ‘가’. Ex) 미나가 예뻐요. (Mina is pretty) {미나 is the subject and … Continue reading →

‘은/는’ is attached to a noun. It is normally used when: 1) we want to emphasize something 2) introduce someone/something 3) to make a contrast/comparison   When the noun ends with a vowel, we use ‘는’. Ex) 저는 매리예요. (I … Continue reading →

‘예요/이에요’ is normally attached to a noun and can be found at the end of a sentence. If the noun ends with a vowel, we will attach ‘예요’. Ex) 저는 매리예요. (I am Mary) {리 => ㄹ + 이; in … Continue reading →