Word
브레이크를 밟아야만 급정거할 수 있습니다.beureikeureul balbayaman geupjeonggeohal su issseupnida.
Meaning
Only if you press the brake can you make a sudden stop.
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Breakdown of beureikeureul balbayaman geupjeonggeohal su issseupnida.
~ㄹ 수 있다~ㄹ su issda
to be able to
브레이크beureikeu
the brake
급정거geupjeonggeo
the sudden stop
~아/어야만~a/eoyaman
only if; must do in order to
Questions & Answers about beureikeureul balbayaman geupjeonggeohal su issseupnida.
What does 브레이크 mean, and why is it written in Korean letters?
브레이크 is a loanword from English brake. Korean often writes borrowed words in Hangul, so English words may look different at first.
- 브레이크 = brake
- It is pronounced roughly like beu-re-i-keu
In everyday Korean, especially for cars, 브레이크 is very common.
Why is there a 를 after 브레이크?
를 is the object particle. It marks 브레이크 as the thing being acted on.
So in:
브레이크를 밟아야만
the noun 브레이크 is the object of the verb 밟다.
A very literal breakdown is:
- 브레이크를 = the brake
- 밟다 = to step on / press
So together, 브레이크를 밟다 means to press the brake or to step on the brake.
What does 밟다 mean here?