Breakdown of achimmada keopireul masineun geosi seupgwanieyo.
~이~i
subject particle
마시다masida
to drink
~를~reul
object particle
이다ida
to be
것geos
thing
커피keopi
coffee
아침마다achimmada
every morning
습관seupgwan
habit
Questions & Answers about achimmada keopireul masineun geosi seupgwanieyo.
What does 마다 mean in 아침마다, and is it the same as 매일 아침?
Why is the verb 마시다 written as 마시는 before 것이, and what's the role of 것 here?
Korean uses 것 to nominalize (turn into a noun) an action.
- 마시다 (“to drink”) becomes 마시는 것 (“the act of drinking”) by:
- 마시
- -는 (present attributive suffix) → 마시는
- Attach 것 → 마시는 것
This noun phrase can then serve as the subject of 습관이다.
- 마시
Why do we use 이 in 것이 instead of 가?
Korean has two subject markers: 이 (after a consonant) and 가 (after a vowel).
- 것 ends in the consonant ㅅ, so it takes 이 → 것이.
This marks 마시는 것 as the subject for the copula 이다.
What does 습관이에요 mean, and why is the polite ending -이에요 used here?
- 습관 = habit
- 이다 = the copula “to be” → 습관이다 = “to be a habit”
- -이에요 is the polite, informal style (존댓말).
You can adjust formality:
• Formal: 습관입니다
• Casual/familiar: 습관이야
Could we say 아침마다 커피를 마시는 게 습관이에요 or 아침마다 커피를 마시는 습관이 있어요? How do these compare?
1) 아침마다 커피를 마시는 게 습관이에요
- 게 is a colloquial contraction of 것이.
- Meaning is identical, just a bit more casual.
2) 아침마다 커피를 마시는 습관이 있어요 - Uses 습관이 있다 (“to have a habit of…”) instead of 습관이다.
- Translates as “I have a habit of drinking coffee every morning.”
Both are natural:- ~습관이에요 states the action itself is a habit.
- ~습관이 있어요 says you possess that habit.
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