chinguege gwaireul hanassik jwoyo.

I give each friend a piece of fruit.

Breakdown of chinguege gwaireul hanassik jwoyo.

• ~을: object particle
• 친구: friend
• 과일: fruit
• ~에게: dative particle
• 하나: one
• 주다: to give
• ~씩: distributive particle

Questions & Answers about chinguege gwaireul hanassik jwoyo.

What does 친구에게 mean, and why is 에게 used here?

친구 means “friend,” and 에게 is the particle that marks the indirect object, equivalent to “to” in English. So 친구에게 literally means “to a friend.”

Can I use 친구한테 instead of 친구에게? Is there a difference?

Yes. 친구한테 is more colloquial/spoken, while 친구에게 is slightly more formal or written. Both mean “to a friend,” and you can choose based on the level of formality.

What is the role of 과일을 in this sentence?

과일 means “fruit,” and the particle 을 marks it as the direct object of the verb 주다 (“to give”). So 과일을 is “(the) fruit (as the thing being given).”

What does 하나씩 mean?

하나 means “one,” and -씩 is a distributive suffix meaning “each” or “apiece.” Together, 하나씩 means “one each” or “one apiece.”

Why is 줘요 used instead of 줍니다 or just 줘?

줘요 is the polite informal present-tense form of 주다 (“to give”).

• 줘 is plain/casual (used with close friends or younger people).
• 줍니다 is formal polite (used in very polite or official contexts).
  Use 줘요 in everyday polite conversation.

Why is the word order 친구에게 과일을 하나씩 줘요 and not like English word order?

Korean typically follows Subject-Object-Verb. Here the subject “I” is omitted because it’s understood. Then comes the indirect object (친구에게), the direct object phrase (과일을 하나씩), and finally the verb (줘요).