noteubugeul samulhame bogwanhaeyo.

I keep my laptop in a locker.

Breakdown of noteubugeul samulhame bogwanhaeyo.

• 보관하다: to keep
• 노트북: laptop
• 사물함: the locker

Questions & Answers about noteubugeul samulhame bogwanhaeyo.

What does -을 in 노트북을 do?

-을 is the object particle. It marks 노트북 as the thing being acted on.

• 노트북을 = the laptop as the object
• In this sentence, the action is 보관해요 = store / keep

So the structure is basically:

• 노트북을 = the laptop
• 사물함에 = in the locker
• 보관해요 = store/keep

Why is 에 used in 사물함에?

에 is a very common particle that can mark:

• a location
• a destination
• a time

Here, it marks the place where the laptop is kept.

So:

• 사물함에 = in the locker / at the locker

With verbs like 보관하다, 에 often marks the place where something is stored.

Why is the sentence not using 에서 instead of 에?