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자동차 견적서를 보험 회사 직원에게 보냈어요.jadongcha gyeonjeokseoreul boheom hoesa jigwonege bonaesseoyo.
Meaning
I sent the car estimate to the insurance-company employee.
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Breakdown of jadongcha gyeonjeokseoreul boheom hoesa jigwonege bonaesseoyo.
회사hoesa
company
보내다bonaeda
to send
자동차jadongcha
car
직원jigwon
employee
Questions & Answers about jadongcha gyeonjeokseoreul boheom hoesa jigwonege bonaesseoyo.
Why is 자동차 placed before 견적서?
In Korean, one noun often comes before another noun to modify it, similar to English noun compounds like car insurance or price estimate.
So:
- 자동차 = car / automobile
- 견적서 = estimate document / quotation sheet
Together, 자동차 견적서 means car estimate document or estimate for a car.
This is very common in Korean:
- 보험 회사 = insurance company
- 회사 직원 = company employee
- 자동차 보험 = car insurance
The first noun narrows or describes the second noun.
What exactly does 견적서 mean, and how is it different from 견적?
- 견적 = an estimate / a quote
- 견적서 = a written estimate, quote document, estimate sheet
The -서 part often means a written document. So 견적서 is not just the idea of an estimate, but the actual document containing that estimate.
Compare:
- 견적을 받았어요 = I received a quote/an estimate.
- 견적서를 보냈어요 = I sent the written estimate document.
Why does 견적서 take -를 in 견적서를?