이/가, 이/가 아니에요 (Subject Marker / Not)
이/가 (Subject Marker)
Words:
- 이름 (ireum) – Name:
- 전화번호 (jeonhwabeonho) – Phone Number:
- 물 (mul) – Water:
- 선생님 (seonsaengnim) – Teacher:
- 컴퓨터 (keompyuteo) – Computer:
- 영화관 (yeonghwagwan) – Movie Theater:
- 텔레비전 (telebijeon) – Television:
- 교실 (gyosil) – Classroom:
- 동생 (dongsaeng) – Younger Sibling:
- 형 (hyeong) – Older Brother:
Grammar
The particle 이/가 is attached to nouns to indicate that the noun is the subject of the sentence.
Dialogue
- A: 이름이 뭐예요? (Ireumi mwoyeyo?) – What is your name?
- B: 유리예요. (Yuri-yeyo.) – It’s Yuri.
- A: 전화번호가 뭐예요? (Jeonhwabeonhoga mwoyeyo?) – What is your phone number?
- B: 010-1234-5678예요. (Zero-sip-il-cheon-sam-sa-oo-yeyo.) – It’s 010-1234-5678.
이/가 아니에요 (Not)
Grammar
The particle 이/가 is used to negate a noun.
Dialogue
- A: 동생이에요? (Dongsaeng-ieyo?) – Is it your younger sibling?
- B: 아니요. 동생이 아니에요. 형이에요. (Aniyo. Dongsaengi anieyo. Hyeong-ieyo.) – No, it’s not my younger sibling. It’s my older brother.
- A: 교실이 101호예요? (Gyosil-i ilgong-ho-yeyo?) – Is the classroom 101?
- B: 아니요. 101호가 아니에요. 103호예요. (Aniyo. Ilgong-ho-ga anieyo. Samgong-ho-yeyo.) – No, it’s not 101. It’s 103.
Practice
- A: 물이에요? (Mul-ieyo?) – Is it water?
- B: 아니요. 물이 아니에요. 주스예요. (Aniyo. Muli anieyo. Juse-yeyo.) – No, it’s not water. It’s juice.
- A: 선생님이에요? (Seonsaengnim-ieyo?) – Is it the teacher?
- B: 아니요. __________. 학생이에요. (Aniyo. __________. Haksaeng-ieyo.) – No, it’s not. It’s a student.
- A: 컴퓨터예요? (Keompyuteo-yeyo?) – Is it a computer?
- B: 아니요. __________. 텔레비전이에요. (Aniyo. __________. Telebijeon-ieyo.) – No, it’s not. It’s a television.
- A: 영화관이 8층이에요? (Yeonghwagwan-i palcheung-ieyo?) – Is the movie theater on the 8th floor?
- B: 아니요. __________. 7층이에요. (Aniyo. __________. ilcheung-ieyo.) – No, it’s not. It’s on the 7th floor.
- A: 마리 씨 남자 친구예요? (Mari-ssi namja chingu-yeyo?) – Is he Mari’s boyfriend?
- B: 아니요. __________. 동생이에요. (Aniyo. __________. Dongsaeng-ieyo.) – No, it’s not. It’s my younger sibling.
