jeoneun daehageseo hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo.

location particle

Breakdown of jeoneun daehageseo hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo.

• ~를: object particle
• 저: I
• ~는: topic particle

Questions & Answers about jeoneun daehageseo hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo.

What does 저는 mean, and why is 는 attached to 저?

저 means I in a polite or humble way. The particle 는 is the topic marker, so 저는 means something like as for me or I as the topic of the sentence.

In Korean, particles show the role of a word in the sentence. Here, 는 tells you that 저 is the topic being talked about.

A very natural comparison is:

• 저는 = polite I
  • topic marker
• 나는 = casual I
  • topic marker

So in this polite sentence, 저는 fits better than 나는.

Why is it 대학에서 and not 대학에?

에서 is used because the university is the place where the action happens.

In this sentence, the action is studying. So 대학에서 means at the university or in college/university, as the location where studying takes place.

A helpful shortcut:

• 에 = destination, existence, time, or location in some contexts
• 에서 = place where an action happens

Examples:

• 학교에 가요 = I go to school
• 학교에서 공부해요 = I study at school

Since 공부해요 is an action, 에서 is the correct particle here.

Does 대학 mean college or university?