sikdangeseo doneul naeyo.

I pay money at the restaurant.

Breakdown of sikdangeseo doneul naeyo.

• ~을: object particle
• ~에서: location particle
• 돈: money
• 식당: the restaurant
• 내다: to pay

Questions & Answers about sikdangeseo doneul naeyo.

What is the role of the particle 에서 in 식당에서?

It marks the location where the action takes place. 식당에서 means “at the restaurant,” showing that the paying happens there.

Why is 돈 followed by 을 in 돈을 내요?

을 is the object marker. Since 돈 (money) is what you’re paying, it takes 을 to indicate it’s the direct object of 내다.

How does 내요 relate to the verb 내다?

내요 is the polite present tense (해요체) form of 내다 (“to pay”). You drop 다, look at the vowel in the stem (내), and add 요 to get 내요.

Is 내요 formal or informal speech?

It’s polite but conversational (해요체). It’s more polite than the plain form 낸다 but less formal than 존댓말 forms like 냅니다.

Can I replace 내요 with 지불해요?

Yes. 지불해요 also means “to pay,” but it’s slightly more formal and often used in business or written contexts. In everyday speech, 내요 is more common.

How would you express this sentence in the past tense?

You change 내요 to 냈어요:
식당에서 돈을 냈어요.
(“I paid at the restaurant.”)

What happens if I use 식당에 instead of 식당에서?

에 marks destination or existence (“to” or “in”), not action location. Saying 식당에 돈을 내요 would sound like “I pay money to the restaurant” in a directional sense. To indicate “paying at” a place, you need 에서.