Word
배송비가 점점 비싸집니다.baesongbiga jeomjeom bissajipnida.
Meaning
The shipping fee is becoming increasingly expensive.
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Breakdown of baesongbiga jeomjeom bissajipnida.
비싸다bissada
expensive
배송비baesongbi
the shipping fee
점점jeomjeom
gradually; increasingly
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Questions & Answers about baesongbiga jeomjeom bissajipnida.
Why is 배송비 one word, and what does each part mean?
배송비 is a compound noun:
- 배송 = delivery, shipping
- 비 = fee, cost, expense
So 배송비 means shipping cost or delivery fee.
This kind of noun combination is very common in Korean. You will often see:
- 교통비 = transportation cost
- 식비 = food expenses
- 수리비 = repair cost
Why does the sentence use 가 after 배송비 instead of 는?
가 marks 배송비 as the subject: the shipping cost is what is becoming expensive.
So:
- 배송비가 점점 비싸집니다 = The shipping cost is gradually becoming more expensive.
If you used 는, the nuance would change a little. 배송비는 would sound more like you are introducing or contrasting the topic, as in:
- 배송비는 점점 비싸집니다. = As for shipping costs, they are getting more and more expensive.
Both are possible, but 가 is very natural when simply stating what is happening.
What does 점점 mean exactly?