jeoneun hanggongsa-e jeonhwahaeyo.

destination particle

Breakdown of jeoneun hanggongsa-e jeonhwahaeyo.

• 저: I
• ~는: topic particle
• 전화하다: to call

Questions & Answers about jeoneun hanggongsa-e jeonhwahaeyo.

What is the function of 저는 in this sentence?

저는 is a combination of the first-person pronoun 저 (“I”) plus the topic particle -는. It marks “I” as the topic of the sentence, signaling that what follows is about “me.”

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Why is 항공사에 used instead of 항공사를?

Here -에 marks the destination or target of an action (“to the airline”). When you “call” someone in Korean, the person or organization you are calling usually takes -에, not the object particle -를. It literally conveys “I phone to the airline.”

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How is the verb 전화해요 constructed?

전화해요 comes from the Sino-Korean noun 전화 (電話, “phone call”) + the verb 하다 (“to do”). Conjugated in polite present tense:
• 전화 + 하다 → 전화하다
• 전화하다 → 전화해요

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Can you also say 전화를 해요 with an object marker?