Breakdown of yeohaengi gidaryeojyeoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
여행yeohaeng
trip
기다려지다gidaryeojida
to look forward to
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Questions & Answers about yeohaengi gidaryeojyeoyo.
Why is 여행 marked with 이 instead of 를, and what’s its role in 여행이 기다려져요?
In 여행이 기다려져요, 여행 is the grammatical subject—the thing “becoming awaited.” Korean uses 이/가 for subjects and 를/을 for objects. Since the trip itself is in the state of being anticipated (not being acted upon), it takes 이.
What does 기다려져요 mean? Is it the passive of 기다리다?
기다려져요 comes from 기다리다 + -어지다. The suffix -어지다 means “to become,” so 기다려지다 literally means “to become waited for.” Idiomatically, it means to be anticipated or to look forward to. It isn’t a true passive like in English.
How is 기다려요 different from 기다려져요?
- 기다려요 (from 기다리다) means “I wait.”
- 기다려져요 (from 기다려지다) means “I’m looking forward to it” (literally “it becomes awaited”).
You can’t say 여행이 기다려요, because that would mean “the trip waits,” which doesn’t convey anticipation.
Why isn’t 저는 (I) included? Who is waiting?