chinguga olhae daehageul joreophaeyo.

object particle

Breakdown of chinguga olhae daehageul joreophaeyo.

• 친구: friend
• ~가: subject particle
• 올해: this year

Questions & Answers about chinguga olhae daehageul joreophaeyo.

Why is 가 used after 친구 instead of 는?

가 is the subject marker, while 는 is the topic marker.

In 친구가 올해 대학을 졸업해요, 친구가 simply marks friend as the subject:

• The friend is graduating from college this year.

Using 는 would change the nuance a little:

• 친구는 올해 대학을 졸업해요 = As for my/the friend, they are graduating this year, possibly with some contrast or topic-setting feeling.

So 가 is a very natural choice when you are just stating the fact.

Why is there no word for my in front of 친구?

Korean often leaves out possessives like my, your, or his/her when the meaning is clear from context.

So 친구가 can mean:

• my friend
• a friend
• the friend

depending on the situation.

If you want to say my friend explicitly, you can say:

• 제 친구가 (polite)
• 내 친구가 (casual)

But in everyday Korean, leaving it out is very common.

Does 친구 tell us whether the friend is male or female?

No. 친구 is gender-neutral.

It just means friend, regardless of whether the person is male or female. If Korean speakers want to specify gender, they usually add extra words, but 친구 by itself does not tell you.