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#Unit_Lessons 55: Particles ~ N이/가

~ N이/가:

~ Grammar Focus:

1 이/가 is added to the end of a subject to designate it as the subject of the sentence. For words ending in a vowel, 가 is added, and for words ending in a consonant, 이 is added.

· 저엘 씨가 빵을 먹어요. Joel eats bread. · 과일이 너무 비싸요. The fruit is too expensive.

2 이/가 also functions to particularly emphasize the preceding subject.

A. 누가 음식을 준비할 거예요 ? Who’s preparing the food? B. 준호 씨가 음식을 준준비할 거예요. Junho will prepare he fold. (Meaning that, Junho, not anybody else, will do it.)

A. 누가 안 왔어요? Who hasn’t arrived? B. 요코 씨가 안 왔어요. Yoko hasn’t arrived.

3 It is used to express new information in a sentence, that is, the introduction of a new topic.

· 옛날에 한 잠자가 살았어요. 그 남자는 아이들이 두 명 있었어요. Once upon a time, there lived a man. He had two sons.

· 저기 민우 씨가 와요. Minu is coming this way.

In Conversation:

A 누가 즈이슨 씨예요? A Which one is Jason? B 저 사람이 제이슨 씨예요. B That person (over there) is Jason.

A 어디가 아파요? A Where does it hurt? B 배가 아파요. B My stomach hurts.

A 넥타이가 멋있어요? A Your tie looks nice? B 고맙습니다. B Thank you.

Check It Out:

When 가 is added to 나, 저, and 누구, they combined as follows: 나 + 가 → 내가 저 + 가 → 제다 누구 + 가 → 누가

· 내가 기처드예요. I’m Richard. 나가 기처드예요. (x)

· 저가 할게요. I’ll do it. 저가 할게요. (x)

· 누가 청소하겠어요? Who will clean up? 누구가 청소하겠어요? (x)

source courtesy of: Korean grammar in use ^^