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Questions & Answers about badaga areumdawoyo.
What does 바다 mean?
바다 means “sea” or “ocean” in English. It refers to a large body of saltwater.
What is the function of -가 in 바다가?
The particle -가 is the subject marker. It attaches to a noun to show that the noun is the subject of the sentence. Here, 바다가 marks “the sea” as what is being described.
Why is there no 이다 (“to be”) in this sentence?
In Korean, adjectives like 아름답다 are actually descriptive verbs (often called 형용사). They function as predicates by themselves, so you don’t need the copula 이다. Saying 바다가 아름답다 already means “The sea is beautiful.”
What is 아름다워요, and how does it relate to 아름답다?
아름다워요 is the present polite form of the adjective 아름답다 (“to be beautiful”). In spoken Korean, attaching -요 makes the statement polite:
아름답다 (dictionary form) → 아름다워요 (polite present)
How do you conjugate 아름답다 into 아름다워요?