G3.2 Expressing possessive relation: N (Possessor) N (Possessed) |
Examples
(1)�̼�����: �̰�
���� �����̿���?
����: ��Ƽ�� ������ (2) �̼�����:
����Ŭ,
�̰�
����Ŭ å�̿���?
?
(3) ����:
����,
������
�� ������.
(4) ����:
�θ�Ե�
�����濡 �輼��?
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1. [POSSESSOR] [POSSESSED]
����Ŭ
å
Michael's book
����
����
Sandy's bag/backpack
�츮
�ƹ���,
��Ӵ� my (our) father and mother
������
�̸�
the teacher's name
�
��
the top of the desk
����
��
side to the bag
2. Using the possessive
particle -��:
comparable to English preposition 'of'
Hardly used in conversation, except for limited contexts,
mostly when both the possessor and the possessed refer to abstract concepts.
For example,
�̱��� �����
'the president of the United States of America',
������ ����
'the capital of England'
������ ����
'the news of the day
3. Possessive pronouns: hardly used in Korean except for the speaker himself/herself.
Independent pronoun | Possessive pronoun |
�� 'I' (plain) | �� 'my' (plain) |
�� 'I' (humble) | �� 'my' (humble) |
Asking the identity of possessor
for a given item: ����
____
�̰� ����
�����̿���?
�̰� ����
å�̿���?
[Possessor] ��
(��):
avoiding redundancy
A: �� å
���� �ſ���?
Whose is this book?
B: ��Ƽ��
�ſ���. (It's) Steve's.
A: �̰�
���� ���?
Whose book is this ?
B: ��Ƽ��
å�̿���. (It's) Steve's book.
��
'my (plain)' +��
= �� �� 'mine',
literally 'my thing'
��
'my (humble)' +��
= �� ��
'mine'
�츮
'we/us' +��
= �츮 ��
'ours', literally 'our thing'
[����
1] Using the given item, say 'It's my _____.',
in both (i) the plain form and (ii) the humble form.
����
����: | |
(i) �� �����̿��� | (ii) �� �����̿��� |
[����
2] With the specified item, make up an appropriate utterance, either a
question or an answer.
Use the least redundant form, if necessary.
����
A:
���� �����̿���?
B: [����Ŭ] ����Ŭ �ſ���. |
(1) | A: | �̰� ���� å�̿���? |
B: | [��Ƽ��] ��Ƽ�� å�̿���/��Ƽ�� �ſ���. | |
(2) | A: | �̰� ���� �����̿���? |
B: | [��] �� �����̿���/�� �ſ���. | |
(3) | ����: | [����] �� ���� ���� �ſ���? |
����: | ���� �ſ���. | |
(4) | ����: | (Referring to someone next to Sandy) ���� ģ������? |
����: | [����] �ƴϿ�, �� �����̿���. |