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- "Give the child one ball."
"Give the child one ball."
Translation:아이에게 공 한 개를 주십시오.
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number/ 하나 one 둘 two
공 한 개 one ball 자동차 한 대 one car 배 한 척 one ship
한개 두개 세개 네개 다섯개 여섯개 일곱개 여덟개 아홉개 열개
하나 둘 셋 넷 다섯 여섯 일곱 여덟 아홉 열
Notes say that it is possible to put number + noun although it's less common. But then shouldn't 아이에게 한 공 주십시오 be accepted?
Also can we say 주세요 // 줘요 for a more casual sentence?
can you write it like this? 아이에게 한 공을 주십시오 i remember a child song that goes like 곰 세 마리가 한 집에 있어
You should be able to, there's a number of different orders you can use to count objects, I don't know them all, but there's probably one that involves the number coming before the noun.
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Why do we need to use 개를 here instead of 개? Wouldn't 개 suffice because the numeral is 한?
The word 하나 changes to 한 before a measure word. In this case, 개 is a measure word, so that you should use 한 and not 하나.
하나 is used for counting--such as one, two, three whereas the short form for one (한) is used for saying how many. Process can be found in the Duolingo Tips for this session. Accordingly, the correct application for this sentence is (곻 한 - one ball). The general format for the application is Noun + Number + Counter + Particle as noted by the solution.
Why is 개를 in the sentence when "dog" isnt in the translation? Makes no sence to me.
개 is the measure word for things. So 공 한 개 literally translates to "ball one (thing)".
The word 하나 changes to 한 before a measure word. In this case, 개 is a measure word, so that you should use 한 and not 하나.
Why is 하나 주세요 wrong? I use it every day at Starbucks. Have I been saying it incorrectly for the past three years?
