소년에게

In a sentence

• 소년에게 장난감을 선물했습니다.

  I gave a toy as a gift to the boy.

  In this sentence, '소년에게' is used as the indirect object, indicating 'to the boy.' It shows that the boy is the recipient of the action—giving a toy. It connects the boy with the verb '선물했습니다'.

• 나는 소년에게 친절하게 이야기했어요.

  I spoke kindly to the boy.

  Here, '소년에게' denotes the indirect object referring to 'to the boy.' It specifies the person whom the action (speaking kindly) is directed towards.

• 그 소년에게 무슨 문제가 있나요?

  Does that boy have any problems?

  In this case, '소년에게' functions to attribute possession or a condition/state to the boy. It implies the boy's associated state or condition being questioned.