"The dog hates me."
Translation:개가 나를 미워해요.
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Why would 개는 제가 싫어요 be wrong? The structure is the same as 저는 그 남자가 미워요.
Edit: Okay, I finally found why 개는 제가 싫어요 is wrong. 싫어, 좋아, 미워 can only be used to express a person's own opinion. To talk about someone else's likes or dislikes (in this case, the dog's), we have to use these descriptive verbs with 하다.
someone asks some question on Reddit subreddit r/Korean that is probably related to this so I will be copying their answer here from u/alexsteb
- A를 미워해요.
- B가 미워요.
를 is a direct object marker, i.e. marking the object that is the directed target of the verb. 미워해요 in that case will be the action "to hate sth.".
가 is a subject marker, i.e. the object the verb is talking about. 미워요 in that case would rather mean something like "is hated" (dictionary says "upsetting, irritating"). Combine that with a topic like "I":
나는 그남자가 미워요 => "So.. if we talk about me - that man there? He is hated."
i was confused between the difference 싫어 and 미워 but with a bit searching, I guess 싫어 is more just to dislike/hate something simply. 미워 is directed more personally at someone (in this case the dog hating 'you') and it is a bit more stronger than 싫어
(yes i didnt look at the tips for this course due to my laziness so idk if it already states the differences already-)
I'm not sure if I got it right but do correct me if I'm not, thank you!!