3 Sentence Summary of This Lesson:
- Korean uses subject markers '이' (after batchim) and '가' (without batchim) to label the subject of a sentence.
- The choice between '이' and '가' depends on whether the preceding word's final letter has a batchim consonant.
- This distinction creates smooth, natural-sounding Korean speech.
e.g.) 나비가 → The last letter of the word is ‘비’, so attach ‘가’.
칫솔이 → The last letter of the word is ‘솔’, ‘ㄹ’ being the batchim, attach ‘이’
Try the following exercise.
Fill in the blanks with 이/가.
- 파도__ 쳐요.
Answer
가
- 이빨__ 아파요.
Answer
이
- 나무__ 있어요.
Answer
가
- 물__ 깨끗해요.
Answer
이
- 땅콩__ 맛있어요.
Answer
이
- 친구__ 왔어요.
Answer
가
- 강아지__ 귀여워요.
Answer
가
- 불__ 뜨거워요.
Answer
이
- 학교__ 멀어요.
Answer
가
- 키__ 커요.
Answer
가
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