Word
마이크에서 배터리를 뺐어.maikeueseo baeteorireul ppaesseo.
Meaning
I took the battery out of the microphone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of maikeueseo baeteorireul ppaesseo.
배터리baeteori
battery
마이크maikeu
a microphone
빼다ppaeda
to remove; leave out
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Questions & Answers about maikeueseo baeteorireul ppaesseo.
Why is 에서 used after 마이크?
In this sentence, 에서 marks the source or starting point of the removal.
So 마이크에서 배터리를 뺐어 means the battery was removed from the microphone.
Learners often first meet 에서 as meaning at / in the place where an action happens, but it also has another very common use: from, out of.
For example:
- 가방에서 지갑을 꺼냈어 = I took the wallet out of the bag.
- 주머니에서 손을 뺐어 = I took my hand out of my pocket.
Here, 마이크에서 works the same way: the battery came out from the microphone.
Could I use 에 instead of 에서 here?