gageeseo harin panmaereul haeyo.

The store is having a discount sale.

Breakdown of gageeseo harin panmaereul haeyo.

• 하다: to do
• 가게: store
• ~에서: location particle
• ~를: object particle
• 할인 판매: discount sale

Questions & Answers about gageeseo harin panmaereul haeyo.

What does the particle 에서 indicate in 가게에서 할인 판매를 해요?

에서 marks the location where an action occurs. Here it means “at the store.” So 가게에서 literally is “at the shop/store.”

What exactly does 할인 판매 mean, and is it one word or two?

할인 means “discount,” and 판매 means “sale” or “selling.” Together they form the compound noun 할인 판매, “discount sale.” It’s technically two Sino-Korean nouns used together as one concept.

Why is it 판매를 해요 instead of simply 판매해요?

판매하다 is a verb made from the noun 판매 + 하다 (“to do”). You can either write it together as 판매해요 or separate the noun with the object particle 를—판매를 해요—for clarity or emphasis. Both are correct and mean “sell” or “do a sale.”

Could I use 팔다 instead of 판매하다 here?

Yes. 팔다 is the native Korean verb “to sell.” If you want to say “They sell things at a discount in the store,” you could also say:
가게에서 물건을 할인해서 팔아요.
Note that 할인해서 팔아요 literally means “sell by discounting.”

How can I change this sentence to be more formal or more casual?

• Casual/informal: 가게에서 할인 판매해.
• Formal polite (current level): 가게에서 할인 판매를 해요.
• Formal/official (written style): 가게에서 할인 판매합니다.

Are there other ways to say “to have a sale” in Korean?

Yes. You might hear the Konglish word 세일 (“sale”) instead:
가게에서 세일해요.
Or you could use 할인 행사 (“discount event”):
가게에서 할인 행사를 해요.

How would I express this sentence in the past or future tense?

• Past tense: 가게에서 할인 판매했어요. (“They/We had a discount sale at the store.”)
• Future tense: 가게에서 할인 판매할 거예요. (“They/We are going to have a discount sale at the store.”)

What part of speech is 할인, and where does it come from?

할인 is a Sino-Korean noun (from Chinese 割引), meaning “discount.” It’s commonly combined with other Sino-Korean nouns (like 판매) or verbs to build compound expressions.