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#Unit_Lesson 32: Object Particle 을 / 를

~ The object particle 을/를 is added to a noun to express that the noun is the object of the sentence. For nouns ending in a vowel, 를 is added, and for nouns ending in a consonant, 을 is added. Common verbs that require this object particle include 먹다 (to eat), 마시다 (to drink), 좋아하다 (to like), 읽다 (to read), 보다 (to see), 만나다 (to meet), 사다 (to buy), 가르차다 (to teach), 배우다 (to learn), and 쓰다 (to write). In colloquial speech, 을/를 is sometimes omitted.

Noun Ending in Vowel +를 Noun Ending in Consonant +을

커피를 마셔요 물을 마셔요

영화를 봐요 신문을 봐요

친구를 만나요 선생님을 만나요

구두를 사요 옷을 사요

너래를 들어요 음악을 들어요

Practice Conversation:

A. 무슨 운동을 좋아해요? [What kind of exercise do you like?]

B. 추구를 좋아해요. [I like soccer.]

A. 무엇을 배워요? [What do you study?]

B. 한국어를 배워료. [I study Korean.]

A. 오늘 누구를 만나요? [Who will you meet today?]

B. 여자 친구를 만나요. [I’ll meet my girlfriend.]

1. N +하다 → N하다

When 을/를is omitted form verbs like 공부를 하다, 수영를 하다, 운동을 하다, and산 책을 하다, the form becomes shortened to a single one-word form: 공부하다, 수영하다, 운동하다, and 산책하다. However, from the verbs 좋아하다 and 싫어하다, because 좋아- and 싫어- are not nouns, the forms 좋아하다 and 싫어하다 are the one-word verb forms.

2. 뭐 해요?

The question noun 무엇 can be shortened to 무어, which can be furthered shortened to 뭐. Thus, the question 뭐를 해요? can be shortened to 뭘 해요?, which can be further shortened to 뭐 해요? This form is often used in a conversation.

· 무어 → 무어 → 뭐

· 무엇을 해요? → 뭐룰 해요? → 뭘 해요? → 뭐 해요?

The subject is often omitted when it is obvious to the other person. Sometimes, in Korean, the subject is often omitted in colloquial conversation, people often leave the object marker 을/를 out.

Examples:

Ending with a vowel

· 차를 마셔요. [I drink tea.]

· 사과를 먹어요. [I eat an apple.]

· 친구를 만나요. [I meet my friend.]

· 한국어를 공부해요. [I study Korean.]

Ending with a consonants

· 옷을 사요. [I buy clothes.]

· 책을 읽어요. [I read a book.]

· 밥을 먹어요. [I eat a meal.]

· 아이스크림을 사요. [I buy ice cream.]

So now, you may form a Korean sentence by combining what you have learned before such as Korean Subject Marker, Korean Informal Polite Sentence Endings. For examples, the pattern for using 을/를 is – Subject (이/가), Object (을/를), Verb (Korean Sentence Ending Form). See examples below.

· 빌리 씨가 친구를 만나요. [Billy meets a friend.]

· 캔디 씨가 음식을 먹어요. [Candi eats food.]

· 크리스티나 씨가 옷을 사요. [Christina buy clothes.]

· 다니엘 책을 읽어요. [Daniel read a book.]

source courtesy of: Korean Grammar in Use Beginner and Emagasia