Experiencer / Perceiver
Who feels, sees, knows, likes, or experiences it?
의미
The participant that has an internal experience: perception, emotion, thought, desire, pain, knowledge, or preference.
알아보는 방법
Look for the person who feels or perceives rather than physically acts.
예시
I|she|the child|me
I like it|she feels cold|it seems to me
I like this song.
Visual guide
Inner-experience frame:
this song = stimulus
↓
I = experiencer
(like / feel / know)
Who has it inside?
Same experiencer, different grammar slots: [I] like this song. subject This song pleases [me]. object It seems [to me]. dative Find who feels/perceives.
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Internal states often use a topic experiencer plus a subject-like body part or feeling phrase.
저는 배가 아파요.
As for me, stomach hurts.
학습 언어에서는
English often puts the experiencer as the subject, but some patterns use objects or prepositional phrases.
I like music.
I = experiencer; music = experienced thing
Learners may translate experiencer constructions literally, especially feelings, likes, and bodily states.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.