haneuri malgayo.

subject particle

Breakdown of haneuri malgayo.

• 맑다: clear
• 하늘: sky

Questions & Answers about haneuri malgayo.

What does 하늘이 mean, and why is the particle 이 attached?

하늘 means “sky.” The particle 이 marks it as the subject of the sentence. You use 이 after a noun ending in a consonant (and 가 after a noun ending in a vowel).

What is 맑아요, and how is it formed?

맑아요 is the polite present-tense form of 맑다, a descriptive verb meaning “to be clear” or “to be bright.” To form it, you:

1. Drop the dictionary-ending 다 from 맑다.
2. Since the last vowel in 맑다 is ㅏ, you add -아요 to get 맑아요.

What part of speech is 맑다, and how does it behave?

맑다 is a descriptive verb (often called an adjective in English grammar). Descriptive verbs in Korean conjugate like action verbs and always come at the end of a clause.

Why is -아요 used instead of -어요, and how do I choose?

Korean attaches -아요 or -어요 based on the vowel in the verb stem:

• If the last vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ, use -아요.
• For all other vowels, use .Since has the vowel , we use .