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에게/한테 Particle Version Attaches Nouns Basic Meaning Principle

Front -에게/한테
Back to (someone)
Notes The -에게/한테 particle attaches to nouns. In its basic meaning, the principle marks animate (human or animal) recipients of actions or movement targets. The particle corresponds to 'to' in English and may be viewed as an 'animate' version of the -에 particle in its certain usages.
In its special usages, -에게/한테 replaces the object or the topic marker; the particle can also take on the meaning of 'for', 'about', and other prepositions.
-에게/한테 can occur followed by other particles like -는 or -도.
The -한테 version is more colloquial than -에게.

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