jeo chingureul mannayo.

저 친구를 만나요.jeo chingureul mannayo.
I meet that friend.
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Questions & Answers about jeo chingureul mannayo.

What does 저 친구 mean, and how is it different from 이 친구 or 그 친구?

저, 이, and 그 are Korean demonstratives:

  • 이 친구 = “this friend” (near the speaker)
  • 그 친구 = “that friend” (near the listener)
  • 저 친구 = “that friend over there” (far from both speaker and listener)
Why does 저 친구 take -를 in 저 친구를 만나요?
만나다 (“to meet”) is a transitive verb, so whatever you meet must receive the object marker -을/를. Since 친구 ends in a vowel, you attach 를: 친구를.
Why is there no explicit subject in 저 친구를 만나요?

Korean often omits the subject when it’s clear from context. The speaker could be I, we, you or even he/she. If you need to specify, you can add a topic/subject:

  • 저는 저 친구를 만나요 (“I meet that friend.”)
  • 우리는 저 친구를 만나요 (“We meet that friend.”)
How do you conjugate the dictionary form 만나다 to 만나요?

Korean present tense rules:

  1. Drop -다 to get the stem: 만나-
  2. Stem ends in ㅏ or ㅗ → add -아요. Otherwise → add -어요.
  3. 만나-
    • -아요 → 만나요.
Does 만나요 mean “I meet,” “I am meeting,” or “I will meet”?

In Korean, the simple present (만나요) covers:

  • Habitual actions (“I meet every Friday.”)
  • Near‐future plans (“I’m meeting him tomorrow.”)
    Context tells you whether it’s present or planned future. To emphasize future, use 만날 거예요.
What level of politeness does the -요 ending in 만나요 convey?

The -요 ending is polite/informal (해요체). It’s the default polite style for daily conversation with strangers, acquaintances or colleagues.

  • More formal: 만납니다 (합니다체)
  • Less formal: 만나 (반말, casual)
How can I turn 저 친구를 만나요 into a question?

Korean questions rely on intonation/punctuation rather than special verb forms.

  • Statement: 저 친구를 만나요. (“I meet that friend.”)
  • Question (rising tone): 저 친구를 만나요? (“Are you meeting that friend?”)
How do I say “I’m not meeting that friend”?

You can negate 만나요 in two ways:

  1. Add 안 before the verb: 저 친구를 안 만나요.
  2. Use -지 않다 after the stem: 저 친구를 만나지 않아요.
What’s the past tense of 저 친구를 만나요?

Convert to past by replacing -아요 with -았어요/었어요:

  1. 만나-
    • -았어요 (ㅏ/ㅗ stem) → 만났어요
  2. Full sentence: 저 친구를 만났어요. (“I met that friend.”)