TYPES AND FEATURES OF PRONOUNS IN THE KOREAN LANGUAGE

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This article aims to highlight the pronouns of the Korean language and their distinctive features. In Korean, pronouns are used to indicate clarity and to indicate a person. The uniqueness of this language is that the use of pronouns varies depending on the social status and the level of respect in the sentence. The article also provides information about the grammatical functions of Korean pronouns, their place in a sentence and changes in content. This article serves as a useful resource for Korean language learners on how to use pronouns correctly and effectively.

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Abstract

This article aims to highlight the pronouns of the Korean language and their distinctive features. In Korean, pronouns are used to indicate clarity and to indicate a person. The uniqueness of this language is that the use of pronouns varies depending on the social status and the level of respect in the sentence. The article also provides information about the grammatical functions of Korean pronouns, their place in a sentence and changes in content. This article serves as a useful resource for Korean language learners on how to use pronouns correctly and effectively.


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ABSTRACT

This article aims to highlight the pronouns of the Korean language and their distinctive features. In Korean, pronouns

are used to indicate clarity and to indicate a person. The uniqueness of this language is that the use of pronouns varies

depending on the social status and the level of respect in the sentence. The article also provides information about

the grammatical functions of Korean pronouns, their place in a sentence and changes in content. This article serves as

a useful resource for Korean language learners on how to use pronouns correctly and effectively.

KEYWORDS

Personal pronouns, Demonstrative pronouns, personal pronouns.

INTRODUCTION

In Korean, pronouns are grammatical units that occupy

an important place in the structure of a sentence and

are used to express personality, things, places, or a

degree of certainty. One of the features of the Korean

language is that it has a complex system of pronouns

depending on social status, level of respect and other

factors. For example, relationships expressed through

personal

pronouns,

property

pronouns,

and

demonstrative pronouns also have a special character.

This article will discuss in detail the main types of

pronouns of the Korean language, their grammatical

functions and usage features. For those who study

Korean, it is important to master the correct and

accurate use of pronouns, as it is important not only to

Research Article

TYPES AND FEATURES OF PRONOUNS IN THE KOREAN LANGUAGE

Submission Date:

October 16, 2024,

Accepted Date:

October 21, 2024,

Published Date:

October 26, 2024

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Yarbekova Umida Zoyirovna

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express the right opinion, but also to ensure mutual

respect in conversation.

The main part

Korean is one of the agglutinative languages, and word

changes occur mainly by adding suffixes. In such

languages, pronouns are grammatically very important

and perform various functions in a sentence. Although

there are not many pronouns in Korean, their usage

and types have several features compared to pronouns

in other languages. This article will look at the types of

pronouns in the Korean language and their features.

The concept of a pronoun and its meaning, Pronouns

are one of the main word families in any language and

serve to replace words such as noun, adjective,

number. In Korean, pronouns, as in other languages,

help simplify communication by shortening words that

have a specific meaning in a sentence. Pronouns in the

Korean language perform different functions and

change certain grammatical forms depending on their

place in the sentence.

Types of pronouns in the Korean language

Pronouns in the Korean language are divided into the

following main types:

1.

Personal pronouns (

인칭

대명사

)

Personal pronouns in Korean are divided into first,

second and third person. Personal pronouns are used

in the plural and singular. Below are some examples:

-

o first person:

(na)

I,

우리

(uri)

we

-

o second person:

(neo)

you,

당신

(dangsin)

you (formal)

-

o third person:

(geu), he (the man),

그녀

(geunyeo)

she (the woman),

그들

(geudeul)

they

Personal pronouns often fall out of the Korean

language, especially if they are understandable in the

context of a sentence.

Demonstrative pronouns (

지시

대명사

)

Demonstrative pronouns are used to refer to a certain

thing or person. They help to point out nearby and

remote objects. The following examples are widely

used in Korean:

-

(i) is (something nearby)

-

(geu) is (a certain thing)

-

(jeo) is (something far away)

2.

Interrogative pronouns (

의문

대명사

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In Korean, interrogative pronouns are used to refer to

words such as who, what, which. They are used to form

the meaning of a question in a sentence. The following

examples are common:

-

누구

(nugu) - who

-

무엇

(mueot) - what

-

어느

(eoneu) - which

Interrogative pronouns are used in interrogative

sentences together with words that express meaning

without presence

3. Personal pronouns (

재귀

대명사

)

The pronouns " I " express that a person or thing

performs an action in relation to itself. In Korean,

personal pronouns are used as follows:

o

자기

(jagi)

myself (in relation to a third person)

o

(jeo) - myself

These pronouns are especially used in sentences that

express themselves, and indicate that both the subject

and the object of the action are the same person.

4. Indefinite pronouns (

부정

대명사

)

Indefinite pronouns do not explicitly indicate a specific

person or thing, that is, they express an indefinite

Mano. Examples of indefinite pronouns in Korean:

a.

아무

(amu) - nodiv

b.

모든

(modeun) - everyone

c.

(myeot) - several

several

1.

O These pronouns express uncertainty,

generality, or a finite number in a sentence.

Features of pronouns

The peculiarities of pronouns in Korean are related to

other grammatical rules of the language. Among them

are the main characteristics:

2. Forms of respect

The Korean language has multilevel forms of respect,

and pronouns also reflect this aspect. For example, the

second-person pronoun "

(neo)" is used informally,

"

당신

(dangsin)" is used in a more formal or

respectable form. This determines which pronoun to

use, depending on the situation of the conversation.

3. Context dependence

In Korean, pronouns can often fall out of a sentence if

they are understood in context. This is especially true

for personal pronouns. For example, if the subject in


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the sentence is obvious, the personal pronoun is not

used in most cases.

4. Plural forms

There is a suffix in personal pronouns ."

(deul)" is

usually used to indicate the plural. For example, "

그들

(geudeul)" is "they", and "

너희들

(neohuideul)" is

"you". However, in some cases, the plural becomes

understandable through other elements in the

sentence even without using this complement.

CONCLUSION

In Korean, pronouns are closely related to the complex

grammatical structure of the language and forms of

respect. When constructing a sentence through a

person, indicative, interrogative, personal and

indefinite pronouns, communication is expressed

clearly and concisely. The types of pronouns and their

features discussed in this article testify to the rich

grammatical system of the Korean language. The

correct use of pronouns when learning Korean plays an

important role in communication and helps language

learners to further simplify communication.

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