yuri jogageun soneuro jupji malgo sseuregi jipgereul sayonghasipsio.

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Breakdown of yuri jogageun soneuro jupji malgo sseuregi jipgereul sayonghasipsio.

• 사용하다: to use
• 말다: to not do
• 쓰레기 집게: the litter-picking tongs

Questions & Answers about yuri jogageun soneuro jupji malgo sseuregi jipgereul sayonghasipsio.

Why is 은 used in 유리 조각은?

은 is the topic marker. Here, 유리 조각은 means something like as for glass shards or when it comes to broken glass.

It does not necessarily mean the glass pieces are the grammatical subject in the same way as in English. Instead, it sets up the topic for the instruction that follows.

So the sentence is structured more like:

• As for glass shards, don’t pick them up with your hands; use trash tongs.

Using 은 makes this sound like a general instruction or warning about that category of thing.

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What exactly does 유리 조각 mean?

유리 means glass, and 조각 means piece, fragment, or shard.

So 유리 조각 means:

• pieces of glass
• glass fragments
• broken glass shards

In Korean, nouns often do not have to show singular vs. plural, so 유리 조각 can refer to a piece of glass or pieces of glass, depending on context. In this kind of warning, it is usually understood generally as broken glass / glass shards.

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