chinguga jinsireul malhaesseo.

My friend told the truth.

Breakdown of chinguga jinsireul malhaesseo.

• 친구: friend
• 말하다: to say
• 진실: the truth

Questions & Answers about chinguga jinsireul malhaesseo.

What do 가 and 을 mean in this sentence?

They are particles, and they show the role of each noun in the sentence.

• 친구가 = the friend
  • subject marker
• 진실을 = the truth
  • object marker

So in 친구가 진실을 말했어, the friend is the one doing the action, and the truth is what was said.

A very literal breakdown is:

• 친구가 = friend
  • subject marker
• 진실을 = truth
  • object marker
• 말했어 = said / told

So the structure is basically:

[subject] + [object] + [verb]

Why is it 친구가 and not 친구는?