-은의 의미 | Babel Free

정의

1. The Korean topic marker, with various nuances according to context:
2. Used to mark an already known topic, to which the subsequent statement applies.
3. Used to mark the topic in statements of general fact.
4. what about; Used without a predicate to demand new information about an already known topic.
5. Used in contrastive constructions, often with an exclusive sense (i.e. this and not anything else).
6. Used with an emphatic sense.
7. Used to background previously known information, in order to highlight the importance of the statement which follows; the marked topic is omittable.

예문

“오늘은 너무 춥다.”

Today [TOP] is too cold.

“그 일은 잊어버리자.”

Let's forget about that business [TOP].

“서울에는 사람이 너무 많다.”

In Seoul [TOP], there are too many people.

“한국은 작은 나라가 아닙니다.”

Korea [TOP] is not a small country.

“해는 매일 아침 동쪽에서 뜬다.”

The sun [TOP] rises every morning in the east.

“이건 엄마 꺼야. ― 아빠 꺼는?”

This is for Mom. ― And for Dad [TOP]?

“우리 형 여기 있어. ― 너희 누나는?”

My brother is here. ― And your sister [TOP]?

“눈은 예쁘네.”

Her eyes [TOP] are pretty [implied: but she is otherwise not pretty.]

“친구는 많은데 절친은 없다.”

She has lots of friends [TOP] but no best friend [TOP].

“너 없이는 못 산다.”

I can't live without [TOP] you.

“난 딱히 하고 싶은 말 없어.”

I [TOP] don't have anything in particular I want to say.

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