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#  Posted: 1 Nov 2006 23:07 KST - Edited by: _joseph_
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Possession in Korean is showed with the 의 marker.
Just replace the apostrophe`s in English with 의 and you have made the construction.
For example

The book of John ==> John 의 book 존의 책
my book ==> me의 book ==> 나의 책. Now, usually 나의 becomes 내 내 책
your book ==> you의 book ==> 너의 책. Now, usually 너의 becomes 네 네 책
walnuts: 열매 means fruit and 호두나무 means the walnut tree 호두나무의 열매

Since there is little difference between 네 yours and 내 mine sometimes you will hear the m say 니 to make it clear which one is meant.

A: 네것은....
B: 내것 아니면 니것? mine or yours?
A: 아, 내것. oh, mine!

Finally, it is common to drop the 의 marker and simply mention the name and the thing possessed

조셉 책 the book that belongs to Joseph (omission of 의)




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#  Posted: 9 Feb 2008 14:46 KST
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these quizzes are modifications of Luke Park's Guide to Korean.

POSSESSIVE QUIZZES AND TRANSLATIONS
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Translate into Korean:
1. Michael's car
2. whose car is it?
3. Lisa's handbag is really pretty.
4. Really? I, too, want to buy that
5. Lisa's house is really big
6. Lisa's school, too, is big

answers
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1. 마이클의 자동차 (written form) = 마이클 차 (spoken form)
2. 누구 차야?
3. 리사 가방 진짜 예뻐 (spoken form)
4. 진짜? 나도 그거 사고 싶다.
5. 리사네 집 진짜 커
6. 리사네 학교도 커.

NB. A school, house, company and country are some of the 'group/organisation' nouns that require 네 attached to a personal name which are being possessive.
Any other personal items such as one's bag, car and so on do not need 네 attached to a personal name.


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