Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급
N은/는
The topic marker
은/는 marks what the sentence is about — think "as for…". Use 은 after a noun that ends in a consonant and 는 after a noun that ends in a vowel.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ends in a consonant | 은 | 선생님은 |
| ends in a vowel | 는 | 저는 · 호야는 |
Examples
저는 호야예요.
I'm Hoya.
소리 씨는 선생님이에요.
Sori is a teacher.
선생님은 한국 사람이에요.
The teacher is Korean.
Practise it in context · Level 1, Unit 1
Hello, I'm Hoya
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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