Word
상사도 회의에 참석해요.sangsado hoeuie chamseokhaeyo.
Meaning
The boss also attends the meeting.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of sangsado hoeuie chamseokhaeyo.
~에~e
destination particle
~도~do
additive particle
참석하다chamseokhada
to attend
상사sangsa
the boss
Questions & Answers about sangsado hoeuie chamseokhaeyo.
Why is there no subject marker 이/가 or topic marker 은/는 after 상사?
In Korean it’s common to drop particles when the context makes the role of the noun clear, especially in spoken or semi-formal register. Here 상사 serves as the subject even without 이/가 or 은/는. If you wanted to be more explicit, you could say:
- 상사가 회의에 참석해요. (subject marker)
- 상사는 회의에 참석해요. (topic marker)
What does the particle 도 do in 상사도 회의에 참석해요?
도 means also (or too, even). It marks 상사 as one more member in the group attending the meeting. Depending on context, it can be rendered as:
- “The boss also attends the meeting.”
- “Even the boss attends the meeting.”
Why is 회의 followed by -에 instead of the object marker -을/를?
Certain verbs in Korean take specific case markers. 참석하다 (to attend) treats the event or place as a location, so it uses the locative/dative marker -에:
- 회의에 참석하다 = “to attend a meeting” (literally, “be present at a meeting”).
What’s the difference between , , and ? Can they all mean “attend”?