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에게서

egeseo

from (a person)

Marks a person as the source an action, feeling, or object comes from—'from.' It is the animate counterpart of 에서, used with people or animals; 한테서 is the casual equivalent.

Form

Attaches to
Noun

Meanings

  1. 1

    A postpositional particle referring to the entity from which a certain act originates.

    어떤 행동이 시작되는 대상임을 나타내는 조사.

Examples

  • 지수는 중국인에게서 직접 중국어를 배웠다.

    Jisu learned Chinese directly from a Chinese person.

  • 향수를 뿌렸는지 유민이에게서 좋은 냄새가 난다.

    Maybe Yumin put on perfume, because a nice smell is coming from her.

  • 나는 오랜만에 친구에게서 편지를 받고 매우 기뻤다.

    I was so happy to receive a letter from my friend after such a long time.

  • 그 가방 새로 산 거니? 너무 예쁘다. 응. 이거 생일 선물로 언니에게서 받은 거야.

    Is that bag new? It's so pretty. Yeah, I got this from my older sister as a birthday present.

  • 그 가방 새로 산 거니? 너무 예쁘다.

    Is that bag new? It's so pretty.

  • 응. 이거 생일 선물로 언니에게서 받은 거야.

    Yeah, I got this from my older sister as a birthday present.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘에게서’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “from (a person)”?