Word
필요하면 내가 우산을 빌려줄게.piryohamyeon naega usaneul billyeojulge.
Meaning
If you need it, I’ll lend you my umbrella.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of piryohamyeon naega usaneul billyeojulge.
~을~eul
object particle
나na
I
~가~ga
subject particle
우산usan
umbrella
Questions & Answers about piryohamyeon naega usaneul billyeojulge.
What does 필요하면 mean and how is it formed?
It comes from 필요하다 (“to need”) + the conditional marker -면, so 필요하면 literally means “if (you) need (it)”.
- Drop -다 from 필요하다 → 필요하
- Colloquial contraction: 필요하 → 필요해
- Add -면 → 필요하면
Why is there no pronoun for you in this sentence?
Korean often omits the second-person pronoun when the listener is clear from context. Here it's obvious you’re the one who might need an umbrella, so you isn’t explicitly stated.
Why is 내가 used here? Can we omit it too?
• Omitting 내가 is grammatically fine if context already makes the subject clear (필요하면 우산을 빌려줄게).
• Including 내가 adds emphasis: it clarifies I (not someone else) will lend you the umbrella.
What is the function of 을 in 우산을?
을 is the object-marking particle. It marks 우산 (“umbrella”) as the direct object of 빌려줄게 (“I will lend”).
What does 빌려줄게 mean and how is it constructed?