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WE, US AND OUR (우리)

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In English, even though they are technically the same word, the usage of "us" or "we" depends on its location within the sentence it is used in. Just like "I" and "me", if the word is the subject of a sentence, "we" is used. For example:

I like you
We like you

However, if the words is the object in a sentence, the word "us" is used. For example:

He likes me
He likes us

In Korean, they do not make this distinction, and 우리 is used in both situations. For example:

우리는 너를 좋아하다 - We like you
선생님은 우리를 좋아하다 - The teacher likes us

By placing the possessive particle 의 after 우리 we can create the meaning of "our". While this can be done, I feel it is much more common to omit this particle when it is used with 우리. In fact, the particle 의 is very commonly omitted from words other than 우리 as well. However, I don't suggest thinking about doing this until you have a better grasp of the language. At this point, I only siggest that you do this with 우리. For example:

우리 선생님은 남자이다 - Our teachers is a man
우리 집은 크다 - Our house is big

A formal version of 우리 is 저희. However, even in formal situations it is acceptable to use 우리.