Possesion with Particle 의 [ui].

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Possession with Particle 의 [ui].

You know how we use 's in english to refer possession of something.. well this usage is quite similar to particle 의 [ui] in hangul.

There are 3 different ways to make a possesive construction:-
a) NOUN의 NOUN
For example
크리스의 선생 {chris's teacher}

b) NOUN NOUN
For example
선생님 와인 {teacher's wine}

c) NOUN[squeeze!] NOUN

In (c) case, the first alphabet of the 2nd NOUN will be 'squeeze' or doubled in pronounciation.
This will only apply to ㅂ, ㄷ, ㅈ, ㄱ and ㅅ.

For example :-
선생님 것 [껏 in pronounciation].

Korean sentences do not usually ends with possesive phrases.
For example
That whiskey is the teacher's.

그것은 선생님의 위스키예요.
[geugeos-eun seonsaengnim-ui wiseuki-yeyo]
This literally means : that thing is the teacher's whiskey.

or it can be

그 위스키는 선생님의 것이에요.
[geu wiseuki-neun seonsaengnim-ui geos-ieyo].
still with the same meaning.
but this one literally means : that whiskey is the teacher's thing.

Other examples....
1. Is this house Yongjin's?
이 집은 영진씨(의) 집이에요?
[i jib-eun Yongjin-ssi(ui) Jib-ieyo?]
이 = this.
집 = house.

2. whose newspaper is that? It's mine.
저 신문이 누구(의) 신문이에요? 제 신문이에요.
[Jeo sinmun-i nugu-ui sinmun-ieyo? Je sinmun-ieyo.]
저= that.
신문 = newspaper. With subject particle 이. Read 'subject particle' entries to learn more about it.
누구 = whose/who
제 = mine.

3. whose cigarrettes are those? They're mine.
저 담배가 어느 분(의) 것이에요? 제 것이에요.
[Jeo dambae-ga eonue bun(ui) geot-ieyo? Je geot-ieyo.]
담배 = cigarrettes.
어느 분 = whose. But 어느 can also mean 'which'.분 means 'person' in a formal term.


4. whose cat is that? That cat is Mr Kim's.
저 고양이가 어느 분(의) 고양이에요? 저 고양이는 김 선생님(의) 고양이에요.
고양이 = Cat.

I'm not gonna write down the romanization for the last one.. you should be able to read hangul by now so I trust you to figure it out. ;) cheers!!