저는 indicates that the sentence is going to talk about 저 and you can tell it is a self-introduction. This sentence has the topic marker right after a word 저, which is “I”, and says, “I am Korean.” So, the topic of the sentence is 저. You use 은 for words, which end with a consonant, and 는 for words which end with a vowel. Topic marking particles indicate the topic of a sentence, what the sentence is about.
However, it is quite difficult for Korean learners to understand the differences of each particle and use them correctly in the actual conversation. Native Korean speakers properly use these particles depending on the various meanings they want to convey. It shows that the noun has a strong relationship with the vowel, and it is often the answer to the questions of who or which. So you basically focus on what the sentence is talking about.Ĭonversely, 이 and 가 are called “subject marking particles” or “subject markers”. The topic marker is literally the topic of a sentence. 은 and 는 are called “topic marking particles” or “topic markers”. The most basic particles you should know is 은, 는, 이 and 가. In Korean, you should add a particle right after each main word so that it is easy for the listener to understand. In Korean grammar, the concept of particles takes an important role in defining the relationship that words have in a sentence.
#Korean particles how to
Today, I will teach you how to distinguish the topic marker 은/는 and the subject marker, 이/가.
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