Possession
Who or what does it belong to?
의미
Possession shows who or what someone or something belongs to or is closely connected with. It can link an object to its owner, a child to a parent, or a book to its writer. Languages use endings, separate words, or word order, and some have no possession endings. Part and whole focuses on pieces or members of something, while Possession also covers ownership and other close connections.
알아보는 방법
Look for a link that identifies whose something is or who it is closely connected with, even when no one owns it.
모국어에서는
Korean places the owner before the possessed noun, often linking them with 의; this marker is frequently omitted in everyday speech. 내 and 제 mean 'my,' with 제 used in polite speech. 우리, literally 'our,' is common with family members and shared places even when the speaker means 'my.'
이건 민수의 자전거예요. (Igeon Minsuui jajeongeoyeyo.)
의 follows the owner's name.
제 휴대폰은 책상 위에 있어요. (Je hyudaeponeun chaeksang wie isseoyo.)
제 is the polite form of 'my.'
우리 엄마는 아침에 운동해요. (Uri eommaneun achime undonghaeyo.)
우리 is a usual choice with family members; it need not mean that the listener shares the same mother.