한테서
hanteseo
from (a person, casual)
A casual, spoken equivalent of 에게서, marking a person as the source an action, feeling, or thing originates from—'from.'
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
그 소문은 누구한테서 들었어?
Who did you hear that rumor from?
미국에 있는 형한테서 소식이 왔다.
News came from my older brother in the U.S.
옛날이야기는 어릴 적 할머니한테서 들은 것이 대부분이다.
Most of the old stories I know, I heard from my grandmother when I was little.
이거 정말 맛있다. 그래? 엄마한테서 배운 대로 만든 거야.
This is really delicious. Really? I made it the way I learned from my mom.
이거 정말 맛있다.
This is really delicious.
그래? 엄마한테서 배운 대로 만든 거야.
Really? I made it the way I learned from my mom.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
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