Lesson 9 C

Question 1

What is the difference between 나는 샀다 and 내가 샀다? (Both mean “I bought”)

Answer 1

내가 샀다 puts more emphasis on the subject of the sentence, “I”. It is more concerned about ‘who’ bought rather than ‘what’ I did. (=It wasn’t anyone else but I who bought) 나는 샀다 is more concerned about ‘what’ I did. (=I bought rather than doing something else)

Question 2

Translate the answer using the correct particle.
WHO bought a new t-shirt?
I bought it.

Answer 2

내가 샀어요.

Question 3

To sleep

Answer 3

잤어요

Question 5

잤다

Answer 5

To sleep

Question 7

Translate the answer using the correct particle.
WHAT did you do in the park?
I slept / took a nap.

Answer 7

나는 잤어요.

Question 8

Younger brother/sister

Answer 8

동생

Question 9

To come

Answer 9

오다

Question 10

오다

Answer 10

To come

Question 12

동생

Answer 12

Younger brother/sister

Question 14

A building

Answer 14

빌딩

Question 15

빌딩

Answer 15

A building

Question 16

높다

Answer 16

To be high (hight)

Question 17

Does this sentence emphasise the subject or the verb:
동생이 먹었어요.
Translate.

Answer 17

Subject

= Younger brother/sister ate (no-one else but him/her)

Question 18

To be high (hight)

Answer 18

높다

Question 19

The topic particle 는 / 은 is used in cases when we make general or factual statements.
Translate the examples:
Cheetah is fast
Cheetah is slow

Answer 19

치타는 빠르다
치타는 느리다 (this would be a wrong statement)
How ever, if you visited a zoo an saw a cheetah who seems to move very slowly, you might say: 치타가 느리다

Question 22

Does this sentence emphasise the subject or the verb:
민지가 왔어요.
Translate.

Answer 22

Subject

= Min-ji came (no-one else but her)

Question 23

Does this sentence emphasise the subject or the verb:
빌딩이 높다.
Translate.

Answer 23

Subject

= THE building is high.