π P.S. The error with our example sentence is Amyβs use of βμ' so weβll be focusing on the particles μ and λ in this newsletter π
μ/λ are particles that are used following the topic of a sentence. For example, if you wanted to tell somebody that the Korean language is difficult, you would say:
νκ΅μ΄λ μ΄λ €μ.
(The Korean language is hard)
The particle that is used in this particular sentence is λ and it follows the topic which is νκ΅μ΄
Whatβs tricky, however, is that the particle μ would not work in this sentence. To understand this better, letβs look at the sentence with the mistake:
리μ¦μ κ²μμ μ’μν΄
(Liz likes playing games)
The particle used in this sentence is μ and it does follow the topic of the sentence which, in this case, is a person named 리μ¦.
Here is the exact rule for when to use these two particles:
- μ is used when the preceding word ends with a consonant.
- λ is used when the preceding word ends with a vowel.
To use the sentence about λ¦¬μ¦ as an example, her name ends with a vowel (γ
‘). Therefore, we canβt use the particle μ in this sentence. But what can we do to fix this sentence?
Simple. π We change the particle to βλ' and the correct sentence would be:
리μ¦λ κ²μμ μ’μν΄.
Letβs go back to the sentence about the Korean language. The particle that we used in the sentence νκ΅μ΄λ μ΄λ €μ is λ. This is the correct particle because the topic (νκ΅μ΄) ends with a vowel (γ
) and not a consonant. Does that make sense?
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