Korean grammar '-한테서'

Korean grammar #81 '-한테서'

1. Explanation

 : '-한테서'is a particle that indicates the starting point of certain actions or the target at the beginning of specific actions. So it indicates the source of an action. Also It is used to indicate an action starts from certain people or animals.  It is attached after nouns. You can conjugate this particle with any kind of nouns. You can replace this with '-에게서'(Korean grammar #73). Of course, it can be explained that '-에게서' is more commonly used in spoken language than '-한테서'. Koreans use these words interchangeably in daily life. So there's no need to get a stress how to distinguish between them. Let's look at examples.

 

2. Examples

 출판사 편집장님한테서 연락이 왔어요. (I received a call from the chief editor of the publishing company.)

 *편집장 chief editor

  1) A word 편집장 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 편집장한테서

 

 어학당 직원한테서 이메일이 왔어요. (I got an email from a language school staff.)

 *직원 staff

  1) A word 직원 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 직원한테서

 

 의사한테서 수술 결과에 대해 들었어요. (I heard about the surgery results from the doctor.)

 *의사 doctor

  1) A word 의사 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 의사한테서

 

 약사한테서 약을 처방받았어요. (I received a prescription from the pharmacist.)

 *약사 pharmacist

  1) A word 약사 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 약사한테서

 

 우즈베키스탄 친구한테서 우즈베키스탄어를 배우고 있어요. (I'm learning Uzbekistan language from a friend who is from Uzbekistan.)

 *친구 friend

  1) A word 친구 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 친구한테서

 

 교수님한테서 진로에 대한 조언을 받았어요. (I received career advice from my professor.)

 *교수님 professor

  1) A word 교수님 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 교수님한테서

 

 누구한테서 들은 이야기예요? (From whom did you hear about this story?)

 *누구 who

  1) A word 누구 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 누구한테서

 

 이 통계 자료는 전문가한테서 가져온 거예요. (I brought this statistical data from an expert.)

 *전문가 expert

  1) A word 전문가 is a noun.

  2) It conjugates with '-한테서'

  3) 전문가한테서

 

*Source : National Institute of Korean Language 

 

3. Practice

 I heard the relative's wedding news from my aunt. 

 ________________ 친척의 결혼소식을 들었어요. ( *고모 aunt )

 

 I received a major textbook from my senior.

 ________________ 전공 서적을 받았어요. ( *선배 senior )

 

 I borrowed some office supplies from my colleague.

 ________________ 사무용품을 빌렸어요. ( *동료 colleague )

 

 I got the autograph on the book cover from the writer. 

 ________________ 책 표지에 사인을 받았어요. ( *작가님 writer )

 

 I'm learning how to fish from my cousin.

 ________________ 낚시를 배워요. ( *사촌 누나 cousin - older sister )

 

 This package came from a student in England.

 이 택배는 영국의 ________________ 왔어요. ( *학생 student )

 

 By using Danggeunmaket, people can buy second-hand items from other people.

 당근마켓을 이용하면 다른 ________________ 중고 물건을 살 수 있어요. ( *사람 people )

 

 Before traveling to the United States, I got restaurant recommendations from a friend living there.

 미국으로 여행 가기 전 미국에 사는 ________________ 식당을 추천받았어요. ( *친구 friend )

 

4. Vocabulary

 출판사 publishing company / 편집장 chief of editor / 연락 call / 오다 to come / 어학당 language school / 직원 staff / 이메일 email / 의사 doctor / 수술 surgery / 결과 result / 듣다 to listen / 약사 pharmacist / 약 medicine / 처방 prescription / 받다 to receive / 우즈베키스탄 Uzbekistan / 우즈베키스탄어 Uzbekistan language / 친구 friend / 배우다 to learn / 교수님 professor / 진로 career / 조언 advice / 누구 who / 이야기 story / 이 this / 통계 statistic / 자료 data / 전문가 expert / 가져오다 to bring / 고모(father side) aunt / 친척 cousin / 결혼 wedding / 소식 news / 선배 senior / 전공 major / 서적 book / 동료 colleague / 사무용품 office supplies / 빌리다 to borrow / 작가 writer / 책 book / 표지 cover / 사인 autograph / 받다 to get / 누나 older sister / 낚시 fishing / 택배 package / 영국 England / 학생 student / 당근마켓 Danggeunmaket / 이용하다 to use / 다른 other / 사람 people / 중고 secon-hand / 물건 thing / 사다 to buy / 미국 United States / 여행 가다 to travel / 전 before / 살다 to live / 식당 restaurant / 추천 recommendation 

 

5. Answer

 고모한테서 / 선배한테서 / 동료한테서 / 작가님한테서 / 사촌 누나한테서 / 학생한테서 / 사람한테서 / 친구한테서