휴대폰을 도둑맞았어요.

When to use

Use this phrase when your mobile phone has been stolen and you need to report it, for example, to the police or your service provider.

Speech Level

This uses the polite informal (해요체 - haeyoche) speech level, appropriate for reporting a crime or problem.

How it works

This sentence describes a past event of being stolen from.

• 휴대폰 (hyudaepon): mobile phone
• -을 (-eul): object particle
• 도둑맞았어요 (dodungmajasseoyo): was stolen (past tense, polite)

Pronunciation

Notice the nasalization in '도둑맞았어요' (dodungmajasseoyo). The bottom consonant 'ㄱ' (k) in '도둑' changes to an 'ㅇ' (ng) sound because it is followed by the nasal consonant 'ㅁ' (m) in '맞았어요'.

Omitted Subject/Object

The subject 'I' is omitted but implied as the victim. The object 'mobile phone' is explicitly stated as the item that was stolen.

Notes

Report a theft clearly and directly.