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
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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