Object + 을 / 를
Korean particle, 을/를, is used to set the object in a sentence. This is new concept that only Korean has, but English doesn’t. ‘을/를’ is attached after object word to announce that it plays the role as the object in a sentence, though a order of words represent the elements of a sentence in English. This object maker is characteristic of Korean. People can understand the meaning of a sentence even in wrong order.
The last syllable of object word decides whether it should be to be ‘을’ or to be ‘를’. If the last syllable has 받침(batchim=Support), Prop(last) Consonant, then it become ‘을’, or ‘를’. For example, the last syllable ‘생’ of the word, 학생(student), has the last consonant ‘ㅇ’, So we must attach ‘을’ after ‘학생’ (->학생+을). On the contrary to this, the last syllable ‘자’ of 남자(man) doesn’t has a last consonant. ‘를’ is attached on after ‘남자'(->남자+를) .
| Word | Meaning | Romanization |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]꽃들을 보았다. [/responsivevoice]꽃들을 보았다. |
(I, Someone) saw the flowers. | kkochdeul-eul boassda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]학생을 사랑한다. [/responsivevoice]학생을 사랑한다. |
(I, Someone) love students. | hagsaeng-eul salanghanda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]선생님을 존경한다. [/responsivevoice]선생님을 존경한다. |
(I, Someone) respect my teacher. | seonsaengnim-eul jongyeonghanda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]수박을 먹었다. [/responsivevoice]수박을 먹었다. |
(I, Someone) ate watermelon. | subag-eul meog-eossda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]곰을 만졌다. [/responsivevoice]곰을 만졌다. |
(I, Someone) touched the bear. | gom-eul manjyeossda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]나를 믿는다. 내가 걷는다[/responsivevoice]나를 믿는다. |
(I, Someone) believe in me. | naleul midneunda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]너를 좋아한다. [/responsivevoice]너를 좋아한다. |
(I, Someone) like you. | neoleul joh-ahanda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]개를 키운다. [/responsivevoice]개를 키운다. |
(I, Someone) raise a dog | gaeleul kiunda |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]사과를 그렸다. [/responsivevoice]사과를 그렸다. |
(I, Someone) painted an apple. | sagwaleul geulyeossda. |
| [responsivevoice voice=”Korean Female” buttontext=””]학교를 다닌다. [/responsivevoice]학교를 다닌다. |
(I, Someone) attend school. | haggyoleul daninda. |
| Vocab |
| 나=me, 너=you, 개=dog, 사과=apple, 학교=school, 꽃=flower, 학생=student, 선생님=student, 곰=bear, 수박=watermelon, 보다=to see, 사랑하다= love, 존경하다 = respect, 먹었다 = ate, 만졌다=touched, 믿는다=believe, 좋아한다= like, 키운다=raise, 그렸다=painted, 다닌다=attend |
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