siheomeul junbiharyeomyeon chaegi piryohaeyo.

subject particle

Breakdown of siheomeul junbiharyeomyeon chaegi piryohaeyo.

• ~을: object particle
• 책: book
• 시험: exam

Questions & Answers about siheomeul junbiharyeomyeon chaegi piryohaeyo.

What is the grammar function of -으려면 in 준비하려면?

-으려면 attaches to the verb stem to form a conditional meaning “if (you) want to …” or “in order to …”.

• 준비하려면 = 준비하다 (to prepare) + -으려면 → “if (you) intend to prepare”
• It’s a contraction of -려고 하면, so you might also see 준비하려고 하면 with the same meaning.

Why does 시험 take the object marker -을 here?

In 시험을 준비하려면, 시험 is the direct object of 준비하다 (to prepare).

• Korean verb phrases generally mark their object with -을/를.
• So 시험을 준비하다 literally means “to prepare (for) the exam.”

Why is 책 marked with -이 instead of -을 in 책이 필요해요?

In Korean, 필요하다 (“to need”) is a descriptive verb (adjective) that takes its required item as the subject:

• Noun + 이/가
  • 필요하다 → “(The) noun is needed.”
• Thus 책이 필요해요 literally means “A book is needed.”
• If you used 책을 필요하다, it would be ungrammatical because 필요하다 does not take an object.

How do you generally express “need” in Korean?