은/는
eun / neun
Why Korean says 나는, not 내가
The picture Switching on a stage light before you speak: this is what we are talking about now. Whatever the light misses goes dark on its own.
Where the picture shows up in 은/는
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what the light is on
저는 오늘 야간 근무예요.
jeo-neun o-neul ya-gan geun-mu-ye-yo
I'm on the night shift today.
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two lights
커피는 있는데 우유는 없어요.
keo-pi-neun in-neun-de u-yu-neun eop-seo-yo
We have coffee, but no milk.
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already lit
그 서류는 과장님이 가져갔어요.
geu seo-ryu-neun gwa-jang-ni-mi ga-jeo-ga-sseo-yo
That document — the manager took it.
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moving the light
오늘은 좀 쉬세요.
o-neu-reun jom swi-se-yo
Today at least, get some rest.
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a wide beam
한국은 여름에 비가 많이 와요.
han-gu-geun yeo-reu-me bi-ga ma-ni wa-yo
In Korea it rains a lot in summer.
한국이 비가 와요 is about right now; 한국은 is about how it always is.