Breakdown of eoje chinguege yeonrakhaesseoyo.
친구chingu
friend
어제eoje
yesterday
~에게~ege
dative particle
연락하다yeonrakhada
to contact
Questions & Answers about eoje chinguege yeonrakhaesseoyo.
Why is there no subject in 어제 친구에게 연락했어요?
In Korean, you can omit the subject when it’s obvious from context. Here it’s clear that I am the one who contacted my friend, so 저는 or 내가 isn’t needed.
What is the function of 에게 in 친구에게?
에게 is the dative particle marking the indirect object (“to whom”). So 친구에게 means “to (my) friend.”
Can I use 친구한테 연락했어요 instead of 친구에게 연락했어요?
Yes. 친구한테 is a more colloquial form often used in speech, while 친구에게 is slightly more formal or written.
What does 연락했어요 literally mean?
It’s the past polite form of 연락하다, literally “to do contact.” Idiomatically it means “contacted,” “reached out,” or “got in touch with.”
Why use 연락하다 instead of 전화하다?
전화하다 specifically means “to call on the phone,” whereas 연락하다 covers any way of contacting someone—calls, texts, emails, messaging apps, etc.