jungyohan pyohyeoneul ijeobeoryeosseoyo.

object particle

Breakdown of jungyohan pyohyeoneul ijeobeoryeosseoyo.

• 표현: expression
• 중요하다: important
• 잊어버리다: to forget

Questions & Answers about jungyohan pyohyeoneul ijeobeoryeosseoyo.

What does the suffix -어버렸어요 mean in 잊어버렸어요?

잊어버렸어요 comes from the verb 잊다 (to forget) plus the auxiliary verb 버리다, which, when attached as -어버리다, adds a sense that the action was done completely (often with regret or irreversibility). Conjugation steps:

1. 잊다 → drop 다 → 잊어
2. 잊어 + 버리다 → 잊어버리다
3. Past polite ending → 잊어버렸어요

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Why is 중요한 used instead of 중요 when modifying 표현?

중요하다 is a 하다-adjective. To turn it into an attributive form (to modify a noun), you drop -하다 and add -한. Hence:
중요하다 → 중요하 + 한 → 중요한 표현 (an important expression)

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Why is 표현 marked with -을?

Korean marks direct objects with -을 after a consonant-ending noun (and -를 after a vowel-ending noun). Since 표현 ends in ㄴ, you attach -을:
표현 + 을 → 표현을
This signals that “expression” is the object of 잊어버렸어요.

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What’s the difference between 잊어버렸어요 and 잊었어요?