"I send a letter to my friend."
Translation:저는 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다.
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Why is 'my' not translated here? Because when I add 내 to the sentence it's not correct.
Because of the different formality levels. This is formal so we use 저는 or 저가
The "my" is missing in the accepted answer. If you hover over "to my friend" it shows some form of my in all three options but if you put any of them the answer is not accepted.
Apparently, the format is: I , to-friend , letter, send
Therefore it should be: 저는 저의 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다
Any friend that I send a letter to is by default "my" friend. Maybe that possessive word is understood in Korean and English, not needed until we want to express closeness. Or to make certain whose friend. In a mystery show's dialogue, it might be a clue. Poirot or Agatha might wonder why was the speaker so impersonal and did not use 저의.
'저는 내 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다' has been marked as incorrect. Anybody can explain me why ?
'저' and '내' doesn't match. '저는 제 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다' or '나는 내 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다.' will be perfect, but I don't think your answer is grammatically incorrect
But why the use of 에게 and not 에서? Is the latter only used when talking about places?
Correct.
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When you are using a verb of motion, you will need either ~에 ("to") or ~에서 ("from").
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When you are talking about giving and receiving, you will need either ~에게 ("to") or ~에게 ("from").
Hay can you tell me what the different between chhonan (sorry doesnt have a korean keyboard but understand me plz )and chhega both meaning are same but bothused in different sentences in different ways I couldnt understanding anything plz help if you could
In English, you can say "I send a letter to a friend".
And that would be the same as " I send a letter to my friend"
It's the same in Korean, I suppose.
Could you tell me the difference between these particles "에" "에" and "에게"
Hello! Is it really necessary to always add "를" particle for object or only if the object is part of the topic?
It is not necessary to include particles when speaking colloquially. Writing is typically more formal, so you should take care to use the right particles.
The grammatical object is never the topic of a sentence. Objects are the things that are interacting with the subject of the sentence.
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I wrote "난 (나는) 편지를 친구에게 보내" and it marked as correct. But i wanna know would it be alright if i say "난 친구에게 편지를 보내" ?
"난 친구에게 편지를 보내" is valid as well. Word order in Korean is fairly flexible, so long as you keep your subjects before your objects, which are then before your verbs/adjectives.
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Does it matter if I put "to a friend" or "a letter" first? Are the direct and the indirect subjects interchangeable?
