을 / 를 · Object Particle
Marks the object: the thing the action is done to.
After a final consonant → 을. After a vowel → 를.
밥 + 을 → 밥을 먹어요 (eat rice). 커피 + 를 → 커피를 마셔요 (drink coffee).
Koreans often drop it in casual speech, but always write it in full sentences.
Examples
Read, listen if you can, then write each one in the boxes.
밥을 먹어요.
babeul meogeoyo.
I eat a meal.
밥을먹어요.
커피를 마셔요.
keopireul masyeoyo.
I drink coffee.
커피를마셔요.
책을 읽어요.
chaegeul ilgeoyo.
I read a book.
책을읽어요.
영화를 봐요.
yeonghwareul bwayo.
I watch a movie.
영화를봐요.
한국어를 공부해요.
hangugeoreul gongbuhaeyo.
I study Korean.
한국어를공부해요.
Try it: write 을 or 를
- 물＿＿ 마셔요. — I drink water.
- 음악＿＿ 들어요. — I listen to music.
- 친구＿＿ 만나요. — I meet a friend.
- 빵＿＿ 사요. — I buy bread.
- 편지＿＿ 써요. — I write a letter.
- 옷＿＿ 입어요. — I put on clothes.
Answers
1. 을 · 2. 을 · 3. 를 · 4. 을 · 5. 를 · 6. 을
Free worksheet
One printable page: the rule, five sentences to trace, six to fill in.
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