"책이 물건입니다."
Translation:The book is a thing.
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I thought "the" and "a" weren't necessary in these exercises!! "Book is a thing" is not accepted from me; why?
I read that 는/은 is used when you talk about a subject in general: "Books are things", where "Books" is a topic, not a specific book. 가/이 identify a subject that you and me know about: "The book (this book we are talking about) is a thing".
It is necessary to use proper English in the translation. Therefore a definite (the) or indefinite (a) article must be included before "book" in the English translation.
You need to follow the implied English grammar in your translation. The closest translation to your sentence would be: "Books are a thing" Which I think Duo counts as being correct.
Any native/fluent speakers have a better explanation for 물건압니다? Could it be translated to mean it exists? Maybe it's just on me to accept that this verb actually means 'to be a thing'.
Could some possibly give a few different example sentences?
Actually I've come across some native speakers taking the English-to-their-native-tongue courses as way to hone their English skills. And it's a blessing for the rest of us because they are often helpful in answering questions for the rest of us.
Also, let's not forget the moderators, who could be native speakers as well.
Is "물건입니다" pronounced as "mul-gon-im-i-da". So "ㅂ" in "입" is pronounced as an "m" and "n" in "니" becomes silent?
I don't seem to understand the rules explained to this in the reading material.. When you change the sound of the consonant to something else and when you don't.
It's called assimilation (I think?). ㄴ, ㅁ, and final ㅇ are called nasals. if 'ㅂ' is beside a nasal (ex. 입니다), the ㅂ will sound like ㅁ as well as if it's ㅍ. "Ibnida" is pronounced as "imnida". There are other letters, too. Please try clicking the bulb at the menus instead of 'start' first. There are some helpful information.
To be fair, the mobile apps still do not offer the "light bulb" tutorials for the Korean for English speakers course.
I liked Coursera's Yonsei university courses on that. First step Korean course is the only thing that made those types of things make sense to me
Thanks, appreciate the info. I will have to look into it.
Just whilst we are on the topic, any tricks you found to help you to consistently practice? As I seem to find it hard, sometimes can 2 hours in a day, then not do it a week. Can't seem to build a routine to do it daily.
I have the same problem. The things that help me are having a secondary reason for interest or curiosity about the language like a show or music on YouTube that has captions in either language. You can find stuff like KoreanClass101 for actual speaking lessons and practice. I also heard that when you get into intermediate and you're learning vocab, it's good to try reading short stories and translating a paragraph a day. I have a binder and print out lecture notes, and add in note pages from any notebook I use. It's the best thing for me to use the binder because you can move things around. If I go over something again and it doesn't make complete sense to me I change or add in things. If I'm totally lost I make flash cards. I also use Wunderlist and bullet journal habit trackers
Thank you, I definitely need to up my game as I don't even nearly do enough. I might just end up signing up for a class if I can't make myself self-study.
You're welcome I'm happy to help. I deal with the same issue. But learning a language can be a long game. I quit for like a week after really struggling with the pronunciation and I did way better when I went back to it after no practice. Just food for thought. Good luck! *Also I use Googles Korean English keyboard it makes a huge difference
Hi, it is not silent, the "b" sounding consonant is not able to be pronounced because the next character is not a vowel, so "b" becomes an "m" sound.
The problem is i don't know which word is the subject and the topic or why it is.
How do I know when to use 이 and when to use 가? Please help, this is so confusing!
이 is for words that end with a constant and 가 is for words that end with a vowel
A book is a thing.
The determiner we use in the English translation depends on context.
What confuses me is the following: (An) apple is food 사과가 음식입니다. (A) book is (a) thing 책이 물건입니다.
What is the difference between the particles 가 and 이??
Both 가 and 이 are subject marker suffixes.
If the subject noun ends in a consonant sound then we use add 이 to the end.
If the subject noun ends in a vowel sound then we add 가 to the end.
Reference:
https://www.duolingo.com/skill/ko/basics-1/tips-and-notes
I think they gave an easier words. Sometimes I not realize between a and the
You probably meant accepted, and there is a built-in way to report this. Making a comment to that effect here, without providing your answer is pointless. For all we know you made a mistake.
My goodness. I have been stuck on this phrase for ever. When did we jump to such complicated phrases. I need a slower version please
Can someone PLEASE explain how to say it?? I tried MULTIPLE times but couldn't get it right.
What's the difference between 이/가 and 은/는? Do we use 이/가 with objects and 은/는 with people?
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