Korean

Particle

한테 • ‎(hante)

1. to; at; for

   친구한테 생일 선물을 보냈어요.‎

   Chin-gu-hante saeng-il seonmur-eul bonaesseoyo.

   I sent a birthday present to my friend

2. by; from

Usage notes

This particle is applied to nouns for animate referents (usually an animal or person) only, and is more frequently used in spoken language than in texts.

Synonyms

• 에게 (ege)