Learn Hardcore Korean: gageeseo sae begaereul sasseoyo. - I bought a new pillow at the store.

The particle -에서 attaches to a noun to indicate the location where an action occurs. Here, 가게에서 means “at the store.” You use -에서 with action verbs (like buying, eating, studying) to show where the action happens.

Why is there -를 after 베개?

-를 is the object marker, which marks 베개 as the direct object of the verb 샀어요 (“bought”). If a noun ends in a consonant, you use -을; if it ends in a vowel, you use -를. 베개 ends in a vowel, so it takes -를.

Why is 새 placed before 베개, and what’s the difference between 새 and 새로운?

새 is a native Korean adjective meaning “new,” and it directly modifies nouns by being placed in front of them (새 베개 = “new pillow”). 새로운 is the attributive form of the adjective 새롭다 and sounds more formal or literary. In everyday speech, 새 베개 is most common, though 새로운 베개 is also grammatically correct.

What tense and politeness level is 샀어요, and what’s the dictionary form of the verb?

샀어요 is the past-tense polite form (the style) of the verb (“to buy”). The verb stem is , which becomes in past tense, and then you add the polite ending to get .