English–Korean

“plural marker” in Korean

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizationteul

Example

학생들이 도서관에서 공부하고 있어요.hak ssaeng deu ri to seo gwa ne seo kong bu ha go i sseo yo

The students are studying in the library.

Illustration for 들 (plural marker)

How to say “plural marker” in Korean

“Plural marker” in Korean is 들 (teul).

A noun's range widens from one referent to a collection of referents.

Full entry for 들: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 들

친구들과 영화를 봤어요.chin gu deul gwa yeong hwa reul pwa sseo yo

I watched a movie with my friends.

Tips for using 들

  • English usually marks plural nouns mechanically, but 들 (deul, "plural marker") appears mainly when marking the group matters in context.

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