# 81. of mine / my own / by myself

예문

• I'm going to a weddings on Saturday. A friend of mine is getting married. ( a friend of me )
• We took a trip with some friends of ours. ( some friends of us )
• Daewon had an argument with a neighbor of his.
• It was a good idea of yours to go to the movies.
• That woman over there is a friend of my sister's.
• It was a good idea of Joonghyuk's to go to the movies.

다른 사람과 함께 사용하거나 빌린 것이 아닌 자신의 것이라는 의미

• I don't want to share a room with anybody. I want my own room
• Dongsuk and Jinhee would like to have their own house.
• It's a shame that the apartment doen't have its own parking space.
• It's my own fault that I don't have any money. I buy too many things I don't need.
• Why do you want to borrow my car? Why don't you use your own? ( = your own car )

own은 또한 어떤 일을 다른 사람이 아닌 본인이 스스로 했다고 할 때도 사용

• My dad usually cuts his own hair. ( 이발소에 가지 않고 직접 머리를 자름 )
• I'd like to have a garden so that I could grow my own vegetables. ( 상점에서 사지 않고 직접 채소를 재배함 )

예문

• My children are living on their own. ( 독립해서 다른 집에서 살고 있음 )
• I traveled around Korea on my own. ( 단체 여행 말고 )
• Are you raising your children on your own? ( 배우자 없이 혼자서 )

예문

• I live living by my self.
• A: Did you go to China by yourself?
  B: No, with a friend.
• Daewon was sitting by himself in a corner of the cafe.
• Student drivers are not allowed to drive by themselves.