Particles Flashcards
What is 에서’s main two roles?
It expresses the the location an action takes place and the meaning “from” a place.
What is the difference between 에 / 에서?
에 expresses a location where something “is” or “exists” or a direction that you are going toward. 에서 expresses a location where some action is taking place.
부터
from (time, starting point)
(From somewhere else) to Seoul
서울까지
Until now
지금까지
(The other things are not apples, but) THIS is an apple
이거는 사과예요
What are the subject marking particles?
이/가
What is the nuance of 은 / 는?
은 [eun] / 는 [neun] has the nuance of “about” something, “as for” something, or even “unlike other things” or “different from other things.”
내일까지
Until tomorrow
이거는 사과예요
(The other things are not apples, but) THIS is an apple
What are the topic marking particles?
은 / 는
What is the nuance of 이/ 가?
이 [i] / 가 [ga] has the nuance of “none other than” “nothing but” and also, when used inside a complex sentence, the role of marking the subject without emphasizing it too much
뭐가 좋아요?
WHAT is good?
까지
“to” or “until”
지금 어디에 있어요?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
지금 어디에 있어요?
