N한테 [께]usage
to (someone)
Marks who an action is directed at, attaching to people and animals. 한테 is the spoken form; 에게 is used in writing and formal settings, and 께 is the honorific for someone senior. With 께 the verb rises to match — 주다 becomes 드리다.
접속 conjugation
- person or animal + 한테
- 친구한테 물어봤어요
- honorific 께, with the verb raised too
- 부장님께 보고드렸습니다
- not for inanimate things — use 에
- 회사에 연락했습니다 (✗ 회사한테)
예문
EXAMPLES
이 자료는 팀장님께 드렸어요.
I gave this document to the team leader.from 2026.09.04 Fri the examples
주 단위로 진행 상황을 정리해서 팀장님께 먼저 보고드리겠습니다. 그러면 더 경제적으로 운영할 수 있습니다.
I'll pull the progress together week by week and report to you first. That should make it run more economically.from 2026.09.04 Fri the business dialogue
동생한테 우산을 빌려줬어요.
I lent my younger sibling an umbrella.from 2026.09.05 Sat the examples
그 이야기는 친구한테서 들었어요.
I heard that from a friend.from 2026.09.05 Sat the examples
아... 네가 나한테 보낸 지도가 서점 뒤쪽이었어. 나는 그 맞은편 카페로 갔고.
Ah… the map you sent me was the back of the bookshop. I went to the café opposite it.from 2026.09.05 Sat the everyday dialogue
N한테 [께] vs. 에게·께、에、한테서·에게서
※한테 leans colloquial; business writing and reports take 에게 or 께. And "from someone" is 한테서 / 에게서: 친구한테서 들었어요.Appears in
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