Where the verb's hand lands

Where the picture shows up in 을/를

1. 1

   what the hand holds

   이 서류를 복사해 주세요.

   i seo-ryu-reul bok-sa-hae ju-se-yo

   Please make a copy of this document.

2. 2

   what you climb onto

   여기서 버스를 갈아타세요.

   yeo-gi-seo beo-seu-reul ga-ra-ta-se-yo

   Change to the bus here.

   버스에 타다 exists, but 버스를 타다 is what people actually say.

3. 3

   the road it runs along

   이 길을 쭉 따라가세요.

   i gi-reul jjuk tta-ra-ga-se-yo

   Just follow this road straight.

4. 4

   the person you meet

   내일 사장님을 만나요.

   nae-il sa-jang-ni-meul man-na-yo

   I'm meeting the boss tomorrow.

   사장님과 만나요 is meeting as two equals; 사장님을 만나요 is going to see him.

5. 5

   the time it holds on to

   삼 년을 기다렸어요.

   sam nyeo-neul gi-da-ryeo-sseo-yo

   I waited three whole years.