seorap ane osdo jeongrihaesseoyo.

destination particle

Breakdown of seorap ane osdo jeongrihaesseoyo.

• ~도: additive particle
• 안: inside
• 정리하다: to organize

Questions & Answers about seorap ane osdo jeongrihaesseoyo.

What does 서랍 안에 mean, and why is 안에 used instead of just 서랍에?

• 서랍 means “drawer.”
• 안에 is a compound of 안 (“inside”) + -에 (location particle), so 서랍 안에 = “inside the drawer.”
• If you say 서랍에, it usually means “at/to the drawer,” which can be ambiguous (you might be standing by it). 안에 specifically pinpoints “within” the drawer.

Why is it spelled 안에 and not 않에?

• 안 (inside) and 않 (negation root of 않다, “not do”) are different words.
• 안에 uses 안 (“inside”).
• 않에 would combine the negation root 않 with -에, but that doesn’t make sense because you don’t say “not inside.”

What role does 도 play in 옷도 정리했어요?

• 도 means “also” or “too.”
• When attached to 옷, 옷도 means “(the) clothes, too.”
• It implies you organized clothes in addition to something else (for example, shoes or books).

Could I instead say 서랍 안에도 옷을 정리했어요? How would that change the nuance?