No. 82 in Korean
씨는
"씨는" is a combination of "씨" (a polite suffix for names, like Mr./Ms.) and the topic marker "는" in Korean.
In a sentence
김 씨는 한국에서 태어났습니다.
Mr. Kim was born in Korea.
Here, '씨는' is used to address an individual respectfully as 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' followed by the surname.
철수 씨는 내일 약속이 있습니다.
Cheolsu has an appointment tomorrow.
In this context, '씨는' introduces the topic, using '씨' after the name for politeness.
이영희 씨는 영어를 잘합니다.
Ms. Lee Yeonghui speaks English well.
This shows '씨는' stating a fact about a person, with '씨' adding honorific respect before describing the characteristic.
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