Instrument / Mediator
Instrumental
Instrument
Means
With what or through what does it happen?
extended
intermediate
Scene core
의미
The tool, medium, body part, system, channel, or mediator used to perform or transmit the action.
알아보는 방법
Ask what tool or channel makes the action possible.
예시
단어
knife|phone|car|email|hand
구문
with a knife|by email|through the app
문장
He cut the bread with a knife.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Actor │ uses ▼ Instrument / mediator │ makes possible ▼ Action He cut bread with a knife.
Compare shape
Same role, different shapes: with a knife (preposition) knife-CASE (case ending) by email (medium) through the app (channel) hand + cut (bare/compound) Ask: with/through what?
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Korean (South Korean standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Tools, means, and methods are commonly marked by 으로/로.
젓가락으로 먹어요.
I eat with chopsticks.
학습 언어에서는
Japanese
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
Instruments and means are commonly marked by で.
ナイフでパンを切った。
I cut bread with a knife.
자주 하는 실수
Learners may confuse で as instrument marker with で as location of action.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.