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일반 쓰레기는 마대에 모아 수거합니다.ilban sseuregineun madaee moa sugeohapnida.
Meaning
We gather general waste in refuse sacks and collect it.
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Breakdown of ilban sseuregineun madaee moa sugeohapnida.
모으다moeuda
to gather
마대madae
the refuse sack
일반 쓰레기ilban sseuregi
the general waste
수거하다sugeohada
to collect waste
Questions & Answers about ilban sseuregineun madaee moa sugeohapnida.
What does 일반 쓰레기 mean here?
일반 쓰레기 means general trash / regular waste.
In Korean waste-sorting language, this usually means trash that is not:
- recyclable
- food waste
- oversized waste
- a special disposal item
So it is a category label, not just a random description of trash.
Why is there 는 in 쓰레기는?
는 is the topic marker.
Here, 일반 쓰레기는 means something like:
- As for general trash, ...
- Regarding general trash, ...
This is very common in instructions and notices, especially when different categories are being compared:
- 일반 쓰레기는 ...
- 재활용은 ...
- 음식물 쓰레기는 ...
So 는 helps set up general trash as the topic, and it can also carry a slight contrast idea: general trash is handled this way, while other kinds of waste may be handled differently.
Why isn’t it 일반 쓰레기가 instead of 일반 쓰레기는?