jigeum jeonhwareul hago isseoyo.

to do

Breakdown of jigeum jeonhwareul hago isseoyo.

• ~을: object particle
• 있다: to be
• 지금: now

Questions & Answers about jigeum jeonhwareul hago isseoyo.

What does 지금 mean and where can it be placed in a sentence?

지금 means “now” and functions as a time adverb in Korean. You can place it:

• At the very beginning for emphasis: 지금 전화를 하고 있어요.
• Directly before the verb or verb phrase: 전화를 지금 하고 있어요.
  Placing it after the verb (e.g., 전화를 하고 있어요 지금) sounds unnatural.

Why is 전화를 followed by the object particle -를?

Korean marks direct objects with -을/를:

• 을 after a consonant-ending noun
• 를 after a vowel-ending noun
  Since 전화 ends in the vowel ㅏ, you attach 를 to get 전화를. This tells you that “call” is what you’re doing (i.e. the object of -하다).

What is the verb 전화하다, and how do you conjugate it?

전화하다 is a compound verb made of:

• 전화 (Sino-Korean noun for “telephone” or “phone call”)
• 하다 (“to do” or “to make”)
  Together it means “to make a phone call.” Conjugation follows regular -하다 patterns:
• 전화해요 (present polite)
• 전화했어요 (past polite)
• 전화할 거예요 (future polite)

How does the progressive form -고 있어요 work?