Word
학교 근처 카페에서 친구를 만나요.hakgyo geuncheo kapeeseo chingureul mannayo.
Meaning
I meet a friend at a café near the school.
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sentence
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Breakdown of hakgyo geuncheo kapeeseo chingureul mannayo.
~에서~eseo
location particle
친구chingu
friend
~를~reul
object particle
만나다mannada
to meet
Questions & Answers about hakgyo geuncheo kapeeseo chingureul mannayo.
What is the basic word order in 학교 근처 카페에서 친구를 만나요?
The basic Korean word order here is:
place + object + verb
So the sentence breaks down like this:
- 학교 근처 카페에서 = at a cafe near the school
- 친구를 = a friend
- 만나요 = meet
Korean verbs usually come at the end of the sentence, unlike English.
How does 학교 근처 카페 mean a cafe near the school?
In Korean, nouns often modify other nouns directly.
- 학교 = school
- 근처 = vicinity / nearby area
- 카페 = cafe
So 학교 근처 카페 literally feels like school nearby-area cafe, which naturally means a cafe near the school.
You may also see:
- 학교 근처의 카페
The 의 makes the relationship more explicit, but in everyday Korean it is often omitted.
Why is 에서 used after 카페?