를

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Particle 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Orphaned information 1.2.3 See also

[edit] Korean

[edit] Alternative forms

• (colloquial) ㄹ (l)

[edit] Particle

를 (reul)

1. indicates the direct object of a verb

[edit] Usage notes

Like other Korean particles, 를 (reul) is a postposition. It marks the preceding noun as the direct object of the following verb. 를 (reul) is optional if it can be inferred that the noun is the direct object (as opposed to the subject).

를 (reul) is used only after a word ending in a vowel. If the preceding word ends in a consonant, 을 (eul) is used instead:

• 책 + 을 => 책을 (chaeg + eul => chaeg-eul)
• 사과 + 를 => 사과를 (sagwa + reul => sagwa-reul)

If the noun is the main topic of the sentence and it can be inferred that the noun is the direct object (as opposed to the subject), 는 (neun) is usually used instead.

[edit] Orphaned information

Entries for languages other than English must not have translation sections. However while English has no translation for 를, Hebrew has את, Japanese has を (o), and Spanish has a, which is only used when the object is a person.

[edit] See also

• (subject marker) 가 (ga)
• (topic marker) 는 (neun)