eoje bumonimgwa sikdangeseo masissneun eumsigeul meogeosseoyo.

Yesterday I ate delicious food at a restaurant with my parents.

Breakdown of eoje bumonimgwa sikdangeseo masissneun eumsigeul meogeosseoyo.

• ~을: object particle
• 먹다: to eat
• ~에서: location particle
• 어제: yesterday

Questions & Answers about eoje bumonimgwa sikdangeseo masissneun eumsigeul meogeosseoyo.

What does 부모님과 mean, and why is the particle -과 used here?

부모님과 means “with (my) parents.” The particle -과 attaches to a noun ending in a consonant (here 부모님) and can mean “and” or “with.” In this context it indicates accompaniment. If the noun ended in a vowel, you would use -와 instead.

Why is 식당에서 used instead of 식당에?

-에서 marks the location where an action takes place (“at a restaurant”). By contrast, -에 can simply mark a destination or static location (“to” or “at” in the sense of existence). Since 먹었어요 is an action happening at the restaurant, we use 식당에서.

What is 맛있는 doing before 음식, and how does it change the meaning?

맛있는 is the attributive form of the descriptive verb 맛있다 (“to be tasty”). The ending -(으)ㄴ turns the adjective into an adjective modifier, so 맛있는 음식 means “tasty food” or “delicious food.”

Why do we say 음식을 with -을/를 here?

The particle -을/를 marks the direct object of a verb. Since 음식 (“food”) is what’s being eaten, it takes -을 (because 음식 ends in a consonant) to become 음식을.

What does 먹었어요 mean, and how is it formed?