Word
저는 내일 도서관에 가서 책을 읽고 싶어요.jeoneun naeil doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilggo sipeoyo.
Meaning
I want to go to the library tomorrow and read a book.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of jeoneun naeil doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilggo sipeoyo.
가다gada
to go
~에~e
destination particle
읽다ilgda
to read
~을~eul
object particle
Questions & Answers about jeoneun naeil doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilggo sipeoyo.
Why is 저는 used instead of 나 to say “I”?
저 is the humble pronoun for “I” in polite speech, while 나 is casual and used only with close friends or younger people. Since the sentence ends with the polite -요 form, you match it by using 저. The particle -는 marks 저 as the topic: “As for me …”
What does 내일 mean, and why does it come before 도서관에?
내일 means “tomorrow.” In Korean, adverbs of time usually appear early in the sentence, before location phrases. So 내일 도서관에 literally orders “tomorrow (time) – to the library (place).”
Why does 도서관 take the particle -에?
The particle -에 marks a destination or location when paired with verbs of movement like 가다 (“to go”). So 도서관에 가다 means “to go to the library.”
What is the function of 가서, and how is it formed?
가서 is the connective form of 가다 (“to go”) made with -아/어서. It links two actions in sequence: “go and then …” Here it means “go (to the library) and then read.”
Why is it 책을 읽고 싶어요 instead of 읽고 책 싶어요?