Actor / Source
Subject
Agent
Causer
Who or what starts the event?
core
basic
Scene core
의미
The participant that acts, causes, initiates, controls, or is presented as the source of an event.
알아보는 방법
Ask who is doing, causing, or starting the event.
예시
단어
I|Peter|the dog|the machine|the wind
구문
the teacher explains|the wind opens
문장
The dog bit the postman.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ACTOR / SOURCE who starts the event? [the dog] -> bit -> postman [the wind] -> opens [the teacher] -> explains = doer/causer/source
Compare shape
Actor clues may differ order: [dog] bit postman case: [dog-NOM/ERG] agreement: dog -> verb pronoun form: I / me topic: [dog-TOP] voice: by [dog] role = event starter
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Korean (South Korean standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
The actor can be marked by 이/가 or framed with 은/는; it is often omitted when clear.
선생님이 오셨어요.
The teacher came.
학습 언어에서는
Arabic (Modern Standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
Actors are often nominative and reflected in verb agreement; explicit subjects can be omitted when the verb is enough.
كتب الطالب الدرس.
The student wrote the lesson.
자주 하는 실수
Learners may rely only on word order and miss agreement or nominative marking.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.