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한테

hante

to; for (a person, casual)

A casual, spoken equivalent of 에게, marking a person as the target or recipient of an action, or as a possessor/source.

Form

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Meanings

  1. 1

    A postpositional particle referring to the ownership or location of an object.

    어떤 물건의 소속이나 위치를 나타내는 조사.

    ※ 주로 구어에서 쓴다.

  2. 2

    A postpositional particle referring to the subject that an act has an influence on.

    어떤 행동이 미치는 대상임을 나타내는 조사.

    ※ 주로 구어에서 쓴다.

  3. 3

    A postpositional particle used to refer to the entity is the subject of an act, or source or cause of such an act.

    어떤 행동의 주체이거나 비롯되는 대상임을 나타내는 조사.

    ※ 주로 구어에서 쓴다.

Examples

  • 잘못이 누구한테 있는지 선생님께 물어보자.

    Let's ask the teacher whose fault it is.

  • 나한테 어려운 사람들을 도울 수 있는 힘이 있었으면 좋겠다.

    I wish I had the power to help people in need.

  • 나한테 돈만 많다면 하고 싶은 일이 많다.

    If only I had a lot of money, there are many things I'd want to do.

  • 혹시 내 참고서 너한테 있니? 아니. 저번에 너한테 돌려줬잖아.

    Do you happen to have my reference book? No, I gave it back to you last time.

  • 너한테 할 말이 있는데 시간 있니?

    I have something to tell you, do you have a minute?

  • 민준이는 여자 친구한테 줄 선물을 골랐다.

    Minjun picked out a gift to give his girlfriend.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘한테’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “to; for (a person, casual)”?