Breakdown of doseogwaneseo keompyuteoreul iyonghae bwasseoyo.
~에서~eseo
location particle
~를~reul
object particle
도서관doseogwan
library
컴퓨터keompyuteo
computer
Questions & Answers about doseogwaneseo keompyuteoreul iyonghae bwasseoyo.
What does 도서관에서 mean here? Could I use 도서관에 instead?
도서관에서 uses the particle -에서 to mark the place where the action happens (“at the library”). If you said 도서관에, that would mark a destination or static location (“to the library” or “in the library” with verbs like 있다/가다), but not the site of the action. So for “I did something at the library,” you need 도서관에서.
Why is it 컴퓨터를 이용해 봤어요 instead of 컴퓨터를 이용했어요?
The ending -아/어 보다 after a verb means “to try doing” that action.
– 이용해 봤어요 = “I tried using/utilizing (the computer).”
– 이용했어요 = “I used/utilized (the computer)” with no nuance of “trying it out.”
How is 이용하다 different from 사용하다 or 쓰다?
– 이용하다 (利用–) is like “to make use of,” often for services, facilities, systems, tools in a somewhat formal register.
– 사용하다 (使用–) simply means “to use” in a general sense.
– 쓰다 can mean “to use,” “to write,” or “to wear,” depending on context, and is more colloquial.
So at a library, 컴퓨터를 이용하다 sounds natural if you treat the computer as a facility.
Why is the computer marked with -를 (object particle) and not -로 (instrumental)?