seonsaengnimkke i daneoui tteuseul mureobwayo.

I ask the teacher the meaning of this word.

Breakdown of seonsaengnimkke i daneoui tteuseul mureobwayo.

• ~을: object particle
• 이: this
• 단어: word
• 뜻: meaning

Questions & Answers about seonsaengnimkke i daneoui tteuseul mureobwayo.

What does 께 mean in 선생님께?

께 marks the person you are doing something to, and it is the honorific version of 에게 or 한테.

So in this sentence:

• 선생님께 = to the teacher

It is used because 선생님 is someone who should be spoken about respectfully.

Compare:

• 친구에게 물어봐요 = I ask my friend
• 선생님께 물어봐요 = I ask the teacher

So 께 does not mean teacher or ask by itself; it is the respectful particle attached to the person receiving the question.

Why is 께 used instead of 에게 or 한테?

Because 선생님 is a respected person.

In Korean, when the person is socially higher, older, or deserves respect, learners often use honorific language. A teacher is a very common case where honorific forms are expected.

• 선생님께 = respectful
• 선생님에게 = grammatically possible, but less respectful
• 선생님한테 = more conversational and less formal

So 께 matches the polite tone of the sentence.

What does 이 단어의 뜻 literally mean?

It literally means the meaning of this word.