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"I send a letter to my friend."
Translation:저는 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다.
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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.
I understand that you mean "to friend" not "to letter", but it is easier do on paper than on these comments. I am trying a different way but based on your following the Korean wird order.
저는 친구에게 변지를 보냅니다.
S = SUBJECT: I
Indirect object + particle: friend+to
O = direct OBJECT: letter
V = VERB: send.
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?
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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").
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"
"저는 친구에게 편지를 보냅니다" IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME AS "저는 친구 에게서 편지 를 보냅니다", SINCE I THINK IT "에게서" MEANS SENDING SOMETHING TO SOMEONE, INSTEAD "에게 "WOULD IT BE RECIPIENT?
