geoul apeseo meorireul cheoncheonhi biseosseo.

location particle

Breakdown of geoul apeseo meorireul cheoncheonhi biseosseo.

• ~를: object particle
• 앞: front
• 머리: hair

Questions & Answers about geoul apeseo meorireul cheoncheonhi biseosseo.

Why is there no subject in this sentence?

Korean very often omits the subject when it is already clear from context.

So 거울 앞에서 머리를 천천히 빗었어 can naturally mean:

• I brushed my hair slowly in front of the mirror
• She brushed her hair slowly in front of the mirror
• He brushed his hair slowly in front of the mirror

The listener usually figures out the subject from the situation. In English, you usually need to say the subject, but in Korean, leaving it out is normal.

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What does 거울 앞에서 mean exactly?

It breaks down like this:

• 거울 = mirror
• 앞 = front
• -에서 = at/in/from the place where an action happens

So 거울 앞에서 means in front of the mirror.

It describes where the action of brushing happened.

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Why is -에서 used instead of -에?

This is a very common question.

• -에 is often used for location/existence or destination
• -에서 is used for the place where an action happens

Here, 빗었어 is an action, so -에서 is the natural choice:

• 거울 앞에서 머리를 빗었어 = brushed hair in front of the mirror

Compare:

• 거울 앞에 있었어 = was in front of the mirror
  (existence/location)
• 거울 앞에서 머리를 빗었어 = brushed hair in front of the mirror
  (action happening there)

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