Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급
N의 · 제 · 내
Whose it is
의 means “'s” (호야 씨의 가방), but in speech it is usually dropped: 호야 씨 가방. “My” is 제 (polite, short for 저의) or 내 (casual). 제 거 means “mine”.
| When | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| polite “my” | 제 | 제 가방 · 제 거 |
| casual “my” | 내 | 내 가방 |
| someone else's | (의) | 소리쌤(의) 책 |
Examples
제 휴대폰이에요.
It's my phone.
소리쌤 책이에요.
It's Sori-ssaem's book.
이거 제 거예요.
This is mine.
Practise it in context · Level 1, Unit 2
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A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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