Korean Lesson.

Korean Particles

Korean Particles (는/은 and 를/을)

Most word in Korean sentences have particle (a fancy word to say 'something') attached to them. These particles indicate the role of each word in a sentence - that is, specifically which word is the subject or object. Note that there is absolutely no way of translating these particles to English, as we do not use anything like them. The following are the particles you should know for this lesson:

는 or 은 (Subject)

➡ This is placed after a word indicate that is the subject of the sentence.

Use 는 when the last letter of the last syllable of the subject is VOWEL. For example:

나 = 나는
자 = 자 는

Use 은 when the last letter of the last syllable of the is a CONSONANT. For example:

잡 = 잡은
책 = 책은

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를 or 을 (Object)

➡ This is placed after a word to indicate that is the object of a sentence.

Use 를 when the last letter of the last syllable is VOWEL. For example:

나 = 나를
자 = 자를

Use 을 when the last letter of the last syllable is a CONSONANT. For example:

잡 = 잡을
책 = 책을