-한테/ 한테서, 에게/ 에게서, 께/ 께서 Particles

Keyword #
To, From
 
3 Sentence Summary of This Lesson:
  • 한테/에게/께 attach after a person to mean "to," while 한테서/에게서/께서 mean "from"
  • 한테 is casual, 에게 is formal/written, and 께/께서 shows respect for elders or superiors
  • Use these particles to show direction when giving, speaking, or receiving something with another person
 
한테, 에게, and 께 mean “to someone,” and 한테서, 에게서, and 께서 means “from someone.”
 

한테

You can place 한테 right behind the name of someone or the noun referring to a person to say “to.” This means something from you/the subject is given or said to another person.
Alternatively, you can use 에게. The honorific form you should use to be extra polite is 께.
 
한테 is the most casual and 에게 is preferred in the written form.
친구한테 말했어요. (I told my friend.)
 
강아지가 저한테 왔어요. (The dog came to me.)
 
철수에게 사과했어요. (I apologized to Chul Soo.)
 
선생님께 드렸어요. (I gave it to the teacher.)
 

한테서

Place 한테서 behind the person you got something from or were told something by.
Alternatively, you can use 에게서. The honorific form is 께서.
영미한테서 편지가 왔어요. (A letter came from Young Mi.)
 
철수한테서 문자를 받았어요. (I received a text message from Chul Soo.)
영미에게서 들었어요. (I heard it from Young Mi.)
 
선생님께서 말씀하셨어요. (The teacher said it.)
 
 
Try the following exercise.
Complete the following sentences with 한테/에게/께 and 한테서/에게서/께서.
 
  1. 철수___ 선물을 줬어요.
      2. I gave a present to Chul Soo.
Answer
한테/에게
 
  1. 영미님___ 알려 드렸어요.
      2. I let Young Mi know (about it).
Answer
께
*님 is a formal and neutral label to refer to someone.
 
  1. 철수___ 소포가 왔어요.
      2. A package arrived (was sent by) from Chul Soo.
Answer
한테서/에게서
 
  1. 영미가 선생님___ 전해드렸어요.
      2. Young Mi delivered it to the teacher.
Answer
께
 
  1. 선생님___ 철수___ 상을 주셨어요.
      2. The teacher gave a prize to Chul Soo.
Answer
께서, 에게
 
  1. 영미가 사람들___ 말했어요.
      2. Young Mi spoke to the people
Answer
한테/에게
 
  1. 그날은 철수___ 사과를 할 수 없었어요.
      2. I couldn’t apologize to Chul Soo on that day.
Answer
한테/에게
 
  1. 직원___ 물어봤어요.
      2. I asked the employee.
Answer
한테/에게
 
  1. 힘들면 영미___ 얘기해요.
      2. If it’s (too) hard, tell Young Mi.
Answer
한테/에게
 
  1. 철수 씨___ 서류를 받아서 영미 씨___ 줬어요.
      2. I received the document from Chul Soo and gave it to Young Mi.
Answer
한테서/에게서, 한테/에게
 
 
 
 
 
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