How to say "flowers for jiho" in korean?
I've seen some translations of "for" but it is quite unclear for me when I want to say "/noun/ for /noun/." By itself, in an informal, short way. Please help me by translating my examples:
Flowers for jiho
Milk for the baby
Thank you!
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Answers · 3
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(give) Flower for Jiho
-지호에게 꽃을 (주다)
(give) Milk for baby
-아기에게 우유를 (주다)
~for~ = ~에게 ~을
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"for" is close in meaning to particles like 에게, 한테, or a compound phrase like -를 위한/위해서 (for the sake of).
However, "for" in English has more diverse and versatile usages than these words, so some usages (such as your examples) can't be handled by these simple words. We need a full phrase involving a verb to properly translate such usages of "for".
Here's how I would translate your examples.
- Flowers for jiho = 지호에게 줄 꽃 (flowers I'm going to give Jiho) or 지호를 위한 꽃 (flowers intended for Jiho).
- Milk for the baby = 아기가 먹을 우유 (milk that the baby will drink) or 아기를 위한 우유 (milk intended for the baby).
-ㄹ 위한 [noun] is shorter, but it doesn't sound natural and so not used much except in translations.
In conversation, we simplify the longer phrases to 지호 줄 꽃 or just 지호 꽃, and 아기 먹을 우유 or 아기 우유. In everyday usage, 지호 꽃 and 아기 우유 are probably the most common if the context makes them understandable. When the context doesn't make them obvious enough, 지호 줄 꽃 and 아기 먹을 우유 would be used.
Some other examples:
- an eye for an eye = 눈에는 눈.
- present for mother's day = 어머니날 선물.
- my love for you = 너를 향한 내 사랑 or 너를 위한 나의 사랑.
- For whom the bell tolls = 누구를 위하여 종은 울리나.
So you can see there is no one or two ways to translate "for".
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Just want to add something to 한승희's answer
Just as in 한승희's example, you can also use "한테" instead of "에게".
But both can be used "to/from person". If you write "에게서/한테서" it can only mean "from person".
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