Word
거실 벽에 그림을 걸어 놓았어요.geosil byeoge geurimeul georeo nohasseoyo.
Meaning
I hung a picture on the living room wall.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of geosil byeoge geurimeul georeo nohasseoyo.
~에~e
destination particle
~을~eul
object particle
거실geosil
living room
벽byeok
wall
Questions & Answers about geosil byeoge geurimeul georeo nohasseoyo.
What does 거실 벽에 mean and why is the particle 에 used?
거실 벽에 literally means “on the living room wall.” The particle 에 marks a specific location where an action takes place or where something exists. Without 에, you wouldn’t indicate the correct locative meaning.
Why is 그림을 marked with the particle 을?
그림 is the direct object of the verb 걸다 (“to hang”), so it takes the object marker 을. This shows that the picture is what’s being hung.
What’s the nuance of 걸어 놓았어요 compared to simply 걸었어요?
걸어 놓았어요 uses the construction -아/어 놓다, which emphasizes that the action was completed and its result remains (the picture is now hanging and stays that way). 걸었어요 just states the past action of hanging, without highlighting the continued result.
Can you explain how the grammar pattern -아/어 놓다 works?
Attach -아/어 to a verb stem, then add 놓다. It conveys:
- The action was done deliberately,
- The resulting state is kept.
In this sentence, 걸어 놓았어요 means “I hung it up (and left it hanging).”
Why is there no subject in this sentence?