Preposition 에서 in Korean
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Noun + 에서
IN some place | FROM some place
-에서 is a Korean grammar particle that can have different meanings depending on the context. It is attached to a noun or a noun phrase.
-에서 as preposition "in", "at" (place).
In this context -에서 is used only with action verbs. For non-action verbs and adjectives such as 있다, 없다, 많다, 적다 use -에.
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어머니가 서점에서 잡지를 삽니다.
Korean
어머니
서점
잡지
사다
English
mother
bookstore
magazine
to buy
Mother buys magazines at the bookstore.
어머니가 서점에서 잡지를 사+ㅂ니다.
사촌 언니가 방에서 숙제를 합니다.
Korean
사촌
언니
방
숙제
하다
English
first cousin
elder sister (for girls)
room
homework
to do
A (female) cousin does homework in the room.
사촌 언니가 방에서 숙제를 하+ㅂ니다.
여기에서 무엇을 합니까?
Korean
여기
무엇
하다
English
here
what
to do
What are you doing here?
여기에서 무엇을 하+ㅂ니까?
-에서 as preposition "from" (place)
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내일은 호주에서 손님들이 옵니다.
Korean
내일
호주
손님
오다
English
tomorrow
Australia
guest
to come
Guests from Australia are coming tomorrow.
내일은 호주에서 손님+들+이 오+ㅂ니다.
어디에서 소리납니까?
Korean
어디
소리나다
English
where
to make a sound
Where does the sound come from?
어디에서 소리나+ㅂ니까?
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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 ).