Preposition (으)로 in Korean
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Noun + 로 / 으로
TO some place | BY MEANS OF something | BECAUSE OF something
-로/-으로 is a Korean grammar particle that can have different meanings depending on the context. It is attached to a noun. If the noun ends in a vowel or "ㄹ", use -로. And if the noun ends in a consonant except "ㄹ", use -으로.
-로/-으로 as preposition "to" (direction)
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사장님, 어디로 갑니까?
Korean
사장님
어디
가다
English
company president
where
to go
Director, where are you going?
사장님, 어디로 가+ㅂ니까?
우리가 모레 서울로 갑니다.
Korean
우리
모레
서울
가다
English
we
the day after tomorrow
Seoul
to go
We are going to Seoul the day after tomorrow.
우리가 모레 서울로 가+ㅂ니다.
할아버지가 밖으로 나갔습니다.
Korean
할아버지
밖
나가다
English
grandfather
outside
to go out
Grandfather went out.
할아버지가 밖으로 나가+았+습니다.
-로/-으로 as preposition "by means of" (tool, method)
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우리가 한국말로 이야기합니다.
Korean
우리
한국
말
한국말
이야기하다
English
we
South Korea
speech, language
Korean language
to converse
We're talking in Korean.
우리가 한국말로 이야기하+ㅂ니다.
저는 카드로 / 현금으로 계산합니다.
Korean
카드
현금
계산하다
English
card
cash
to pay
I pay by card / cash.
저는 카드로 / 현금으로 계산하+ㅂ니다.
할머니는 케이크를 밀가루로 만들었습니다.
Korean
할머니
케이크
밀
가루
밀가루
만들다
English
grandmother
cake
wheat
powder, flour
wheat flour
to make
Grandma made the cake with wheat flour.
할머니는 케이크를 밀가루로 만들+었+습니다.
-로/-으로 as preposition "because of" (reason)
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회사 일로 네팔에 갑니다.
Korean
회사
일
네팔
가다
English
company
work, task
Nepal
to go
I am going to Nepal because of company work/task.
회사 일로 네팔에 가+ㅂ니다.
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).