Learn Hardcore Korean: sinseonhan jaeryoreul goreumyeon masissneun yoriga dwaeyo. - If you choose fresh ingredients, you get delicious food.

신선하다 is a 하다-adjective meaning “to be fresh.” To turn it into a modifier before a noun, you drop -다 and add -한:
• 신선하다 → 신선한 재료 (“fresh ingredients”)
Note: Regular descriptive verbs (e.g. 맛있다) use -은/-ㄴ (맛있다 → 맛있는 음식). 하다-adjectives always take -한.

Why is -를 attached to 재료?

-를 is the object-marking particle. Since 재료 (“ingredient”) is the direct object of the verb 고르다 (“to choose”), you mark it with 재료를. If the noun ended in a consonant, you’d use -을 instead.

What does -면 do in 고르면?

-면 is the conditional/end-clause suffix meaning “if” or “when.” You attach it to the verb stem to create an “if” clause:
• 고르 (stem of 고르다) + -면 → 고르면 (“if you choose”).

How do you conjugate 고르다 to 고르면?

Take the dictionary form 고르다.
Remove -다 to get the stem 고르-.
Add the conditional -면 → 고르면.
Note: Although 고르다 is a 르-irregular verb for -아/-어 endings (골라요), for -면 it remains 고르면.

What does 돼요 mean here?

돼요 is the polite present tense of the verb 되다 (“to become,” “to turn into”). In this sentence it means “(it) becomes.” So the full meaning is:
“If you choose fresh ingredients, (it) becomes a delicious dish.”

Why is it 돼요 and not 되요?

When you attach -어요 to 되다, 되 + 어요 contracts to 돼요 in standard spelling. You never write 되요; the correct form is 돼요.

Why use 되다 instead of 만들다?

• 만들다 = “to make” (focus on the action of the cook).
• 되다 = “to become” or “to turn into” (focus on the resulting state).
Here the sentence emphasizes the end result (“turns into a delicious dish”) rather than the act of making.

What’s the difference between 요리 and 음식?

• 요리 refers specifically to a prepared dish or cuisine (often implying cooking skill).
• 음식 is a broader term for any food or meal.
Using 요리 highlights the idea of a cooked/prepared dish rather than just any food.