churip kadeureul jigwonege badasseoyo.

to receive

Breakdown of churip kadeureul jigwonege badasseoyo.

• 직원: staff member
• 출입 카드: the access card

Questions & Answers about churip kadeureul jigwonege badasseoyo.

Why is 출입 카드 followed by 를?

Because 출입 카드 is the direct object of the verb 받았어요 (received).

• 출입 카드 = access card / entry card
• 를 = object particle
• 출입 카드를 = the access card as the thing being received

In Korean, the thing you receive takes 을/를.

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Why is 직원에게 used here?

에게 marks the person from whom something is received.

So:

• 직원에게 = from the staff member / from an employee

With 받다 (to receive), Korean often marks the source person with:

• 에게 (common, standard)
• 한테 (more casual)
• sometimes 께 (honorific, for someone deserving respect)

So this sentence literally works like:

• I received the access card from the staff member.

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Why does Korean use 받았어요 instead of a verb meaning gave?