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에 (Location/Direction)

Attached to a place noun, it indicates either the destination of a movement (to) or the location where something exists/is located (at/in).

Summary

Equivalent

To / At / In (Location particle)

Example

I will go to the sea with my friend tomorrow.

내일 친구와 함께 바다에 갈 거예요.

Grammar rules

  • Use with verbs of movement like 가다 (to go), 오다 (to come), 다니다 (to attend) to mean 'to'.
  • Use with verbs of existence like 있다 (to exist/have) and 없다 (to not exist/have) to mean 'at/in'.
  • Do not confuse with '에서', which is used for the location where a dynamic action takes place.

    도서관에 있어요. (I am at the library.) VS 도서관에서 공부해요. (I study at the library.)

Patterns

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All Nouns (Places)

N/A · Place Noun + 에

Example sentences

All Nouns (Places) · N/A · Place Noun + 에

I will go to the sea with my friend tomorrow.

내일 친구와 함께 바다에 갈 거예요.

All Nouns (Places) · N/A · Place Noun + 에

The wallet is on the desk.

지갑이 책상 위에 있어요.

All Nouns (Places) · N/A · Place Noun + 에

I go to school every morning.

저는 매일 아침 학교에 갑니다.

Conversation

A: Where are you going right now?

지금 어디에 가요?

B: I'm going to the post office.

우체국에 가요.

Practice

Fill in the blank

Select the correct location particle.

Location.

Destination.