N + 에
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Description
Grammar focus : N에 has different usages but here are the 3 main ones.
- N에 To express the direction in which a particular action proceeds (ing + to). In this case, is used with verbs such as
- N에 가다 (to go)
- N에 오다 (to come)
- N에 들아가다 (to attend, to commute)
- N에 도착하다 (to arrive)
- N에 오라가다 (to go up)
- N에 내려기디 (to go down)
- Examples:
나는 학교에 갑니다. I go to school.
- N에 To express the location of a thing or person (in/on) with the verbs N에 있디 and N에 없다.
- N에 To express the time when an action takes place (at/on).
- Please note that it cannot be added to nouns that express time such as 그저께 (the day before yesterday), 어제 (yesterday), 오늘 (today), 내일 (tomorrow), 모레 (the day after tomorrow) or 언제 (when).
- If more than one noun representing time appears in the sentence, 에 should be added to the last one only.
- 에 can be combined with the particles 에도 and 에는.
Notes
Conjugation Rule
| Pattern | Case | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule 1: | N + 에 | If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침 | 학교 → 학교에 |
| Rule 2: | N + 에 | If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem | 집 → 집에 |
Sentence Examples
| Korean | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 나는 학교에 갑니다. | I go to school. | Formal declarative |
| 동생이 화장실에 있습니다. | My younger sister is in the bathroom. | Formal declarative |
| 나는 한국에 있습니다. | I am in Korea. | Formal declarative |
| 철수는 식당에 갑니다. | Chul-Su goes to a restaurant. | Formal declarative |
| 길에 자동차가 많습니다. | There are a lot of cars on the street. | Formal declarative |
| 영희는 옆집에 삽니다. | Young-Hee lives next door. | Formal declarative |
| 자장면은 한 그릇에 4,000원 입니다. | Jajangmyon costs ₩4,000 per bowl. | Formal declarative |
| 옷 한 벌에 100,000원 입니다. | The clothes cost ₩100,000 by the set. | Formal declarative |
| 나는 한 달에 2번 영화를 봅니다. | I see a movie twice a month. | Formal declarative |
| 나는 일주일에 세 번 갑니다. | I go three times a week. | Formal declarative |
Pronunciation
- Special pronunciation rule?
See Also
used with 가다, 오다
