공무원에게

공무원에게

"To a public official" or "to a civil servant."

In this sentence, '공무원에게' is used to indicate the recipient ('to the civil servant') in the action of submitting documents.

공무원에게 서류를 제출해야 합니다.

I need to submit the documents to the civil servant.

Here, '공무원에게' is used as the target of the inquiry ('to the civil servant').

그 사건에 대해 공무원에게 질문을 했습니다.

I asked the civil servant a question about that event.

In this example, '공무원에게' is functioning as the entity receiving the explanation ('to the civil servant').

공무원에게 새로운 규칙에 대해 설명했습니다.

I explained the new rules to the civil servant.