baegopeumyeon mwodeunji meokseupnida.

When I am hungry, I eat anything.

Breakdown of baegopeumyeon mwodeunji meokseupnida.

• 먹다: to eat
• 배고프다: hungry
• 뭐든지: anything; whatever

Questions & Answers about baegopeumyeon mwodeunji meokseupnida.

What does -면 mean in 배고프면?

-면 is a conditional ending meaning if or when.

So:

• 배고프다 = to be hungry
• 배고프면 = if/when someone is hungry

In Korean, -면 often covers both ideas that English separates into if and when. Context tells you which sounds more natural.

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Why is it 배고프면 as one word? I thought to be hungry was 배가 고프다.

Good question. Both patterns exist:

• 배고프다 = an adjective meaning to be hungry
• 배가 고프다 = a very common expression, literally the stomach is hungry

So:

• 배고프면 = if/when hungry
• 배가 고프면 = if/when the stomach is hungry → naturally, if/when one is hungry

Both are natural Korean. In this sentence, 배고프면 is just the adjective 배고프다 with -면 attached.

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What exactly does 뭐든지 mean?