Word
아침에 일어나서 텔레비전을 켜요.achime ireonaseo tellebijeoneul kyeoyo.
Meaning
I wake up in the morning and turn on the television.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of achime ireonaseo tellebijeoneul kyeoyo.
~에~e
destination particle
~을~eul
object particle
아침achim
morning
일어나다ireonada
to wake up
Questions & Answers about achime ireonaseo tellebijeoneul kyeoyo.
What does 아침에 mean, and why is 에 attached to 아침?
아침 means “morning.” The particle 에 marks a point in time, so 아침에 literally means “in the morning” or “at morning.”
Why is 일어나서 used here instead of 일어나고 or just 일어나?
The connective ending -아서/어서 (as in 일어나서) indicates that one action happens and then another follows—“after waking up, (then) ….” In contrast, -고 simply means “and” without the nuance of sequence or cause. Using just 일어나 would make it the final verb of the sentence, not a lead-in to the next action.
Why is 텔레비전을 followed by -을 instead of -를?
Korean object markers are -을 after a consonant and -를 after a vowel. Since 텔레비전 ends in the consonant ㄴ, you attach -을, giving 텔레비전을 to mark “the TV” as the direct object of 켜다.
What does 켜요 mean, and what function does -요 serve?
켜다 means “to turn on.” The ending -요 makes the verb polite yet informal (often called “polite style” or 존댓말). So 켜요 means “(I) turn on (it)” in a polite conversational tone.