Korean Markers for Nouns Reversed

Question 1

~만

Answer 1

adds the meaning of “only” or “just”

Question 2

~한테 (casual)
~에게 (polite)
~께 (formal)

Answer 2

marks the animate indirect object of the sentence, corresponding with “to” in English.

Question 3

~한테(서) (informal)
~에게(서) (polite/formal)

Answer 3

mark an animate source, corresponding to “from” in English

Question 4

~도 (2)

Answer 4

has the meaning of “too/as well/even/also”

has the meaning of “either” in negative sentences

Question 5

~(으)로 (6)

Answer 5

indicates direction “to” or “toward”

indicates that the preceding noun is a selection from several options.

It attaches to the change of state

It attaches to a cause or reason

indicates that the noun it attaches to is a tool or an instrument.

If somebody does an action in line with a bunch of other people, you can use ~(으)로 to indicate the order something is done by attaching it to a number + 번째

Question 6

~이/가 (4)

Answer 6

subject marker

stress on the fact that it was that particular subject that did the action

express new information in a sentence, that is, introduce a new topic

used to describe a specific situation that (usually) the speaker just realized or observed.

marks the information being negated in negation

Question 7

~을/를

Answer 7

refers to a noun that experiences the action indicated by the verb

Question 8

~의 (2)

Answer 8

shows ownership

can be attached to words that commonly describe nouns (like adjectives) but are inherently not adjectives (not commonly used in speech)

Question 9

~에 (4)

Answer 9

marks the static location, corresponding to “in”, “at” or “on”

marks the time noun, corresponding to “in”, “at” or “on”

expresses the goal of the action (inanimate objects or destinations)

used to indicate ‘per’ noun it is attached to

Question 10

~에서 (2)

Answer 10

marks the location of an action or description
e.g. I was cold at SCHOOL

marks the source of action, has the meaning “from”

Question 11

~부터

Answer 11

indicate a beginning temporal point for time or place (mostly time)
(attach to time word)

Question 12

~은/는 (4)

Answer 12

topic marker - emphasis is on the topic not the subject

when referring to something mentioned earlier in a conversation

contrasting two things - is attached to both things that are being compared

indicate a general fact or statement.

Question 13

~까지 (3)

Answer 13

1) When the particle is used with a temporal noun, it indicates an ending temporal point

2) has the meaning of “to”, “up to”, “until” or “as far as” in English

3) When it is used with a non-place or a non-time noun, the particle means “including (even)”

Question 14

~보다

Answer 14

more than

Question 15

~들 (2)

Answer 15

makes nouns plural (only used for people)

Question 16

~(으)로부터

Answer 16

can be used to indicate that one receives something from a person or non-person

Question 17

~와 (v) /과 (c) (formal)
~랑/이랑 (polite)
~하고 (polite)

(2)

Answer 17

has the meaning of “and”

has the meaning of “with”

Question 18

~마다

Answer 18

has the meaning of “each”

Question 19

~(이)나 (6)

Answer 19

has the meaning of “or something (like that)”, when it is used after a single noun.

when used twice in a sentence the speaker is discussing how they feel about the choices.

when the particle is used with certain question words, the particle reduces the interrogative meaning of these question words and generalize their meanings
e.g. anywhere, anybody, anytime, anything

when the particle is used between two nouns, it simply means “or”

when the particle is attached to an expression of quantity, the particle means “as many as”, “as much as” or “up to”. The particle expresses the speaker’s surprise that the quantity of the item is more than the speaker’s expectation.

means “about” or “approximately”, when it is used with certain question words, such as 몇(how many) and 얼마(how much).

Question 20

1) After a noun
2) After a case particle
3) After an adverb

Answer 20

Where can special particles be used?

Question 21

After a noun

Answer 21

Where can case particles be used?

Question 22

~마저 and ~조차 (2)

Answer 22

has the meaning of “even”

used negatively

Question 23

~밖에 (2)

Answer 23

used to indicate “only” or “nothing but” in English

used negatively

Question 24

~처럼 and ~같이

Answer 24

has the meaning of “as if” and “like”

Question 25

~만큼

Answer 25

has the meaning of “as (verb/adjective)” in English