Breakdown of joyeoneun majimak mage deungjanghae.
마지막majimak
last
조연joyeon
the supporting actor or role
막mak
the theatrical act
등장하다deungjanghada
to enter or appear on stage
Questions & Answers about joyeoneun majimak mage deungjanghae.
What does 조연 mean here?
조연 means a supporting role or supporting actor/character.
- 주연 = leading role, main actor
- 조연 = supporting role, supporting actor
In this sentence, it most naturally refers to the supporting character/actor who appears in the final act.
Why is 은 attached to 조연?
은 is the topic particle.
So 조연은 means something like:
- as for the supporting character
- the supporting character, ...
It marks 조연 as the thing the sentence is talking about. In English, we often do this just with word order and context, but Korean uses particles to show it clearly.
This can also give a slight contrastive feeling depending on context, like:
- The supporting character appears in the last act.
(possibly implying someone else does not, or that we are specifically talking about the supporting character)
What does 마지막 막 mean?