Lesson 9 B Flashcards
What are 이 and 가 and when are they used?
이 and 가 are subject marking particles They show what the subject of the sentence is.
What is the difference between 이 and 가?
이 is used when a consonant is ending the previous word and 가 is used when there is no final consonant (only vowel).
What is the difference between 은 / 는 and 이 / 가?
은 / 는 has the nuance of “about” something, “as for” something, or even “unlike other things” or “different from other things.”
이 / 가 has the nuance of “none other than” “nothing but” and also, when used inside a complex sentence, the role of marking the subject without emphasising it too much.
Which particle (이 / 가) can you use with the word 가방?
이
가방이
Which particle (이 / 가) can you use with the word 학교?
가
학교가
이름
A name
뭐
What
뭐예요?
… is what?
이름이 뭐예요?
What is your name?
학교
A school
학교 식당
A school cafeteria
어디
Where
See lesson 18
있다
To be (at a location) / to exist
학교 식당이 어디 있어요?
Where is the school cafeteria?
See lesson 18
어디 있어요?
… is where?
싸다
To be cheap / inexpensive
그리고
And
맛있다
To be delicious
A name
이름
What
뭐
학교 식당이 싸요. 그리고 커피가 맛있어요.
The school cafeteria is cheap. And the coffee is delicious.
… is what?
뭐예요?
What is your name?
이름이 뭐예요?
A school
학교
Where
어디
See lesson 18
… is where?
어디 있어요?
A school cafeteria
학교 식당
To be (at a location) / to exist
See lesson 18
있다
Where is the school cafeteria?
학교 식당이 어디 있어요?
See lesson 18
To be cheap / inexpensive
싸다
To be delicious
맛있다
And
그리고
The coffee is delicious.
커피가 맛있어요.
The school cafeteria is cheap.
학교 식당이 싸요.
좋다
To be good
뭐가 좋아요?
What is good?
Which one is more commonly used: 은 / 는 or 이 / 가?
이 / 가
The role of 은/는 as a ‘contrast’ factor is much stronger, so, when you form complex sentences, in general, 은/는 is not so commonly used all over the
sentences.
Often times 은/는/이/가 can be dropped, but when you need particles to clarify the meaning, 이/가 will be more commonly used.
Person A: ABC 좋아요. = ABC is good.
Person B: ABC 좋아요? XYZ이/가 좋아요!
(You think) ABC is good? (I think) XYZ is good.
How did the 이/가 change the sentence compared to “XYZ 좋아요”?
Person B disagreed and expressed his opinion that
the subject of “being good” should be XYZ, not ABC, by adding the 이/가.
To be good
좋다
What is good?
뭐가 좋아요?
