N + 이/가N + i/ga
Beginner 1 · #6Lesson 2: 학교 – School

N + 이/가 – Subject Particle

Meaning: Marks the grammatical subject of a sentence

Conjugation & Pattern

  • Noun ending in a consonant (patchim) + 이
  • Noun ending in a vowel (no patchim) + 가

Detailed Usage

Attached to a noun to mark it as the grammatical subject of a verb, adjective, or existence predicate (especially with 있다/없다 and new information).

Example Sentences

  1. 1

    날씨가 좋습니다.

    Nalssiga jotseumnida.

    The weather is nice.

  2. 2

    교실에 책상이 있습니다.

    Gyosire chaeksangi itseumnida.

    There is a desk in the classroom.

  3. 3

    누가 한국 사람입니까?

    Nuga hanguk saramimnikka?

    Who is Korean?

Important Notes

Certain pronouns change form before 가: 저 + 가 -> 제가 (I, humble), 나 + 가 -> 내가 (I, informal), 누구 + 가 -> 누가 (who).

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