Word
친구한테서 슬픈 소식을 들었어요.chinguhanteseo seulpeun sosigeul deureosseoyo.
Meaning
I heard sad news from a friend.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of chinguhanteseo seulpeun sosigeul deureosseoyo.
~을~eul
object particle
친구chingu
friend
듣다deutda
to hear
~한테서~hanteseo
dative-from particle
Questions & Answers about chinguhanteseo seulpeun sosigeul deureosseoyo.
What does 친구한테서 mean here?
친구한테서 means from a friend.
Breakdown:
- 친구 = friend
- 한테서 = from someone
So 친구한테서 shows the source of the information: the sad news came from a friend.
Why is it 한테서 and not just 한테?
Both can sometimes be used with people, but 한테서 makes the meaning from someone clearer.
- 친구한테 can mean to a friend or sometimes from a friend, depending on context.
- 친구한테서 specifically means from a friend.
In a sentence about receiving or hearing something, learners will often see:
- 친구한테서 들었어요 = I heard it from a friend
- 친구에게서 들었어요 = same meaning, but a bit more formal
What is the difference between 한테서 and 에게서?