Lesson : 20 Who?What?Where?

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Who?What?Where?


Who - 누구 - nugu


What - 무엇 (often > 뭐) - mwot / mwo


Where - 어디 - eodi


Who,What and Where are Pronouns.They need particles to be specified for their functions,such as subject,object,adverbial etc.


Let us learn -을 (-eul) & -를 (reul) which are object markers.


-을 is used when there is a final consonant.


-를 is for elsewhere.


NOTE: 어디 (where) is also a noun (pronoun) , while "where" in English is not.


                     SUBJECT                     OBJECT

WHAT     무엇이(=뭐가)           무엇를(=뭐를)

WHO         누구가(누가)                 누구를

WHERE          어디가                         어디를



Example:


What is difficult?

무엇이 어려워요?

mwot-i eoryeowoyo?


Who is coming?

누가 와요?

Nuga wayo?


Where is hurt?

어디가 아파요?

eodiga apayo?


What do you learn?

무엇을 배워요?

mwoteul baewoyo?


Sample Dialouge:


Q: 누가 세요? nuga seyo? Who is it?

A: 순이에요. Suni eyo. It's Sunny.


Q: 누가를 마나요? nugareul manayo? Whom are you meeting?

A: 유리를 마나요. Yurireul manayo. I meet Yuri.


Q: 무엇이에요? Mwot ieyo? What is it?

A: 서과이에요. sagwa ieyo. It is an apple.


(Apple = sagwa 사과)


Q: 무엇을 촣아하세요? mwoteul choahaseyo? What do you like?

A: 사과를 촣아해요. Sagwareul choahaeyo. I like apples.


Q: 어디에 있어요? eodie isseoyo? Where is it?

A: 서울에 있어요. seoul e isseoyo. It is in Seoul.

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