Word
언제 친구한테 선물을 줄 거예요?eonje chinguhante seonmureul jul geoyeyo?
Meaning
When will you give the gift to your friend?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of eonje chinguhante seonmureul jul geoyeyo?
~을~eul
object particle
친구chingu
friend
~한테~hante
dative particle
주다juda
to give
Questions & Answers about eonje chinguhante seonmureul jul geoyeyo?
Why is there -한테 in 친구한테? How does it differ from 에게?
Both -한테 and -에게 mark the recipient/indirect object (“to someone”).
- -한테 is more colloquial and common in speech.
- -에게 is slightly more formal or used in writing.
In this sentence, 친구한테 means “to (my) friend.” You could also say 친구에게 without changing the meaning—just a subtle shift in register.
Why is 언제 placed at the beginning of the sentence?
언제 means “when.” In Korean, time adverbs commonly appear early in a sentence to set the temporal context.
- Placing 언제 first makes it clear this is a when-question.
- Korean word order is flexible, but starting with the question word emphasizes the inquiry about time.
What does 줄 거예요 mean and how is it formed?