에게서 (egeseo) means "from (a person)".
Indicates receiving something 'from' a person.
Checked against the official learner dictionary from the National Institute of Korean Language
- Same form after a consonant or a vowel.
- Speech: 한테서 hanteseo. Writing: 에게서 egeseo.
Build it
When to use it
Receiving
With 받다 batda: who it came from.
Hearing and learning
Who told or taught you.
Calls and messages
Who got in touch.
Watch out
For places and organizations, use 에서 eseo.
In context
8 examples- 1
누구한테서 받았어요?
Nuguhanteseo badasseoyo?
Who did you get it from?
- 2
선생님에게서 배웠습니다.
Seonsaengnimegeseo baewotseumnida.
I learned it from the teacher.
- 3
아빠한테서 용돈을 받았어요.
Appahanteseo yongdoneul badasseoyo.
I got some pocket money from my dad.
- 4
친구한테서 메시지가 왔어.
Chinguhanteseo mesijiga wasseo.
I got a message from a friend.
- 5
이 소식은 동료에게서 들었습니다.
I sosigeun dongnyoegeseo deureotseumnida.
I heard this news from a coworker.
- 6
할머니한테서 요리를 배웠어요.
Halmeonihanteseo yorireul baewosseoyo.
I learned to cook from my grandma.
- 7
그 사람한테서 아직 연락 없어?
Geu saramhanteseo ajik yeollak eopseo?
Still haven't heard from him?
- 8
팬들에게서 많은 편지를 받았습니다.
Paendeuregeseo maneun pyeonjireul badatseumnida.
I received lots of letters from fans.
Practice
8 questions회사한테서 연락이 왔어요.
Hoesahanteseo yeollagi wasseoyo.
The company got in touch.
The 서 often drops
In conversation, people very often leave off the 서 seo and say just 한테 hante. The verb makes the direction clear:
- 친구한테 들었어요. chinguhante deureosseoyo "I heard it from a friend."
- 친구한테 말했어요. chinguhante malhaesseoyo "I told a friend."
Hearing and receiving point toward you, so 한테 means "from". Telling and giving point away, so it means "to". The 에게, 한테, 께 lesson covers the "to" side.
People, places, and formal sources
Korean picks a different "from" depending on what the source is:
- A person: 한테서 or 에게서. 동생한테서 받았어요. dongsaenghanteseo badasseoyo "I got it from my younger sibling."
- A place or a company: 에서 eseo. 학교에서 연락이 왔어요. hakgyoeseo yeollagi wasseoyo "The school got in touch."
- A formal or abstract source: (으)로부터 (eu)robuteo. 정부로부터 지원을 받았습니다. jeongburobuteo jiwoneul badatseumnida "We received support from the government."
So if the source isn't a living being, 한테서 is the wrong choice.
Hanja in this lesson
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Look it up in the dictionary
The entry for 에게서 in two trusted Korean dictionaries.
