Learn Korean

Pronouns

Unlike English, pronouns are not essential for sentences to be grammatically correct in Korean 

language, and in many instances, the pronouns can be omitted from normal sentences all together.

It is also important to notice that some pronouns (e.g. 당신, 그, 그녀) are much less frequently used 

than other pronouns in spoken Korean.

Pronouns (I, You) - 나, 저, 너, 당신

Let's start with "I":

Informal form (나, I)

•나 = I

•나는 = I + 는 (Topic particle)

•난 (usually in spoken Korean)

•내가 = I + 가 (Identifier particle)

•나도 = I + 도 (Additive particle)

•나를 = I + 를 (Object particle)

•날 (usually in spoken Korean)

•내 = my

•내 것 = mine (written Korean)

•내 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)

Note: 나 becomes 내 when combined with 가 (Identifier particle)

Polite form (저, I)

•저 = I

•저는 = I + 는 (Topic particle)

•전 (usually in spoken Korean)

•제가 = I + 가 (Identifier particle)

•저도 = I + 도 (Additive particle)

•저를 = I + 를 (Object particle)

•절 (usually in spoken Korean)

•제 = my

•제 것 = mine (written Korean)

•제 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)

Now for "You":

Informal form (너, You)

•너 = You

•너는 = You + 는 (Topic particle)

•넌 (usually in spoken Korean)

•네가 = You + 가 (Identifier particle) (written Korean)

•니가 (usually in spoken Korean)

•너도 = You + 도 (Additive particle)

•너를 = You + 를 (Object particle)

•널 (usually in spoken Korean)

•네 = your (written Korean)

•니 (usually in spoken Korean)

•네 것 = yours (written Korean)

•니 꺼 (usually in spoken Korean)

Polite form (당신, You)

•당신 = You

•당신은 = You + 은 (Topic particle)

•당신이 = You + 이 (Identifier particle)

•당신도 = You + 도 (Additive particle)

•당신을 = You + 을 (Object particle)

•당신 = your