N에게 Show that the noun is the object of the action

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무엇을 찾으세요?

What are you looking for?

여자 친구에게 향수를 선물하고 싶어요.

I would like to buy my girlfriend perfume as a gift.

여자 친구분이 무슨 향을 좋아하세요?

What fragrance does your girlfriend like?

장미 향을 좋아해요.

N에게

It is attached to a noun for people or animals to show that the noun is the object of the action. Use '에' for things.

오빠에게 선물을 주고 싶습니다.

I would like to give a present to my elder brother.

친구에게 편지를 썼어요.

I wrote a letter to my friend.

강아지에게 초콜릿을 주지 마십시오.

Don't give a dog some chocolate.

Related words

찾다 to look for

선물하다 to give a present

-분 It is used to honor the attached noun.

향 fragrance

장미 a rose

편지 a letter

강아지 a dog, a puppy

초콜릿 chocolate

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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