sangcheoreul manjiji ma.

object particle

Breakdown of sangcheoreul manjiji ma.

• ~지 마: negative imperative
• 상처: wound
• 만지다: to touch

Questions & Answers about sangcheoreul manjiji ma.

What does 상처를 만지지 마 break down into word by word?

It breaks down like this:

• 상처 = wound, injury, cut, sore
• 를 = object particle
• 만지지 마 = don’t touch

So the structure is:

• 상처를 = the wound
• 만지지 마 = don’t touch it

Very literally, it is As for the wound, don’t touch it or more naturally Don’t touch the wound.

Why is there a 를 after 상처?

를 is the object particle. It marks 상처 as the thing being touched.

Since 만지다 means to touch, it usually takes a direct object:

• 상처를 만지다 = to touch the wound
• 얼굴을 만지다 = to touch the face
• 물건을 만지다 = to touch an object

In casual speech, Korean speakers sometimes drop particles, so you may also hear:

• 상처 만지지 마

But 상처를 만지지 마 is the full, standard form.

What is the dictionary form of 만지지 마?