Possessive Case in Korean
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Noun, Pronoun + 의
Read as 'e' in 'egg'
See the following examples:
This is the teacher's car.
The color of the sky.
The pages of the book.
This is my picture.
-의 is the possessive marker. It is used to indicate that smth. belongs to smth.
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이것은 저 꼬마의 장난감입니다.
Korean
이것
저
꼬마
장난감
English
this (thing)
that
kid
toy
This is that kid's toy.
이것은 저 꼬마의 장난감입니다.
그것은 제 이모의 피아노입니다.
Korean
그것
저
이모
피아노
English
that (thing)
I
aunt (mom's sister)
piano
That is my aunt's piano.
그것은 저+의 이모의 피아노입니다.
-의 often can be omitted.
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여기는 우리 집입니다.
(우리의 → 우리)
Korean
여기
우리
집
English
here
we
home, house
Here is our house.
여기는 우리 집입니다.
한국 드라마가 아주 재미있습니다.
(한국의 → 한국)
Korean
한국
드라마
아주
재미있다
English
South Korea
drama, soap opera
very
interesting
Korean dramas are very interesting.
한국 드라마가 아주 재미있습니다.
이것은 누구 지갑입니까?
(누구의 → 누구)
Korean
이
것
이것
누구
지갑
English
this
thing
this (thing)
who
wallet
Whose wallet is this?
이것은 누구 지갑입니까?
See short forms of some possessive pronouns.
저의 → 제
나의 → 내
너의 → 네
Korean
제
내
네
English
my (humble form)
my
your
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 ).