osjang ane osi manhayo.

There are many clothes in the wardrobe.

Breakdown of osjang ane osi manhayo.

• ~이: subject particle
• 많다: many
• 옷: clothes
• 안에: in
• 옷장: wardrobe

Questions & Answers about osjang ane osi manhayo.

What does 옷장 mean?

옷장 is a compound of 옷 (clothes) + 장 (cabinet), so it means “wardrobe” or “closet.”

What does 안에 in 옷장 안에 indicate, and how does it differ from 속에?

안에 = “inside of.” It’s 안 (inside) + the location marker -에. 속에 also means “inside,” but is often a bit more formal or used for abstract “insides.” In everyday speech about physical spaces, 안에 is more common.

Why is 이 attached to 옷 in 옷이 많아요?

이 is the subject marker for nouns ending in a consonant. It marks 옷 as the subject (“clothes”) of the sentence.

Why don’t we use the topic marker 은/는 instead of 이?

은/는 (e.g., 옷은) would set “clothes” as the topic or contrast it with something else. Here the speaker simply states that clothes exist in quantity, so the neutral subject marker 이 is more natural.

How do we get 많아요 from the dictionary form 많다?

1. Start with 많다 (“to be many”).
2. Drop -다 → 많-
3. Add the polite present ending -아/어요 → 많아
   • 요 = 많아요.

Why is the verb 많아요 placed at the end of the sentence?

Korean is an SOV (Subject–Object–Verb) language, and verbs (or descriptive verbs, i.e. adjectives like 많다) always come last. In this sentence the order is actually Location–Subject–Verb.

Can we swap the order to 옷이 옷장 안에 많아요 without changing the meaning?

Yes. Korean allows flexibility in placing nouns before the verb. 옷이 옷장 안에 많아요 still means “There are many clothes in the wardrobe.” The only fixed rule is that the verb comes at the end.