How to Say "To You" in Korean

너에게

The English phrase "to you" is translated into Korean as 너에게.

너에게 is used to say "to you" casually to someone you are close to or on friendly terms with.

What does it mean word for word?

The word consists of the pronoun 너 (you) and the particle 에게 (to).

While 너에게 is used for "to you" in informal speech, 당신에게 or 그대에게 would be used in more formal or poetic contexts.

너에게 is used only with people of equal or lower social status, such as friends or younger people.

In spoken, colloquial Korean, 너에게 is often replaced by 너한테.

If you were to say 'to you' to a stranger or a superior using 너에게, it would be perceived as a sudden, extreme insult. In Korean culture, addressing someone as 'you' incorrectly is more offensive than using the wrong English pronoun.
The phrase 당신에게 can be a double-edged sword. While it can mean 'to you' in a respectful sense, it is also used between angry married couples to mean a confrontational 'to you', the person I am currently fighting with.
When talking 'to' a person, Koreans use 에게 or 한테, but if they are talking 'to' a non-human object or a company, they must use a different particle, 에.

그는 너에게 자기가 쓴 글을 읽어줬다.
He read to you what he wrote.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to use 너에게 when someone is reading something to you.
Tatoeba #10617714 by ssuss32, translation #11489731 by camouat
나에게 날개가 달렸다면 너에게 날아갈 것이다.
If I had wings, I would fly to you.
This sentence demonstrates the use of 너에게 in a conditional statement about flying to you.
Tatoeba #11105377 by intertime, translation #30785 by CM
내가 너에게 하고 싶은 말은 정말로 그게 전부다.
That's really all that I want to say to you.
This sentence shows how to use 너에게 when expressing what someone wants to say to you.
Tatoeba #11110717 by intertime, translation #8177362 by CK
긴 여행 소식을 당신에게 전해드릴게요.
I will inform you about the long trip.
오늘 뭐 할 거니? 너에게 이야기하고 싶은 게 있어.
What are you doing today? I have something to talk to you about.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Minjun is giving a small gift to Jieun in a cafe.

지은 Ji-eun

민준아, 이게 뭐야?
Minjun-a, ige mwoya?
Minjun, what is this?
민준 Min-jun

너에게 주고 싶은 선물이 있어.
Neo-ege jugo sipeun seonmuri isseo.
I have a gift I want to give to you.
지은 Ji-eun

정말? 고마워, 잘 쓸게!
Jeongmal? Gomawo, jal sseulge!
Really? Thank you, I will use it well!
민준 Min-jun

너에게 잘 어울릴 것 같아서 샀어.
Neo-ege jal eoul-ril geot gataseo sasseo.
I bought it because I thought it would look good on you.

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