i hotel robineun geumyeon guyeogieyo.

topic particle

Breakdown of i hotel robineun geumyeon guyeogieyo.

• 이다: to be
• 이: this
• 호텔: hotel

Questions & Answers about i hotel robineun geumyeon guyeogieyo.

What does the particle -는 do after 로비?

• -는 is the topic marker. It marks 이 호텔 로비 (this hotel’s lobby) as the topic and frames what follows as information about it.
• Nuance: using -는 often sets up contrast or backgrounded/given information. It can imply “as for the lobby (maybe other areas differ) …”
• It attaches to the last word of the noun phrase: the whole NP is 이 호텔 로비, so the marker goes on 로비 → 로비는.

Is 이 here the subject marker -이?

No. 이 here is the demonstrative determiner meaning this. The subject marker -이 attaches after a noun (e.g., 로비가 / 로비가), while this 이 comes before a noun to modify it: 이 호텔 = “this hotel.”

Do I need 의 between 호텔 and 로비 (i.e., 이 호텔의 로비)?

• Both are possible:
  • 이 호텔 로비 (natural and very common in speech; the possessive 의 is omitted).
  • 이 호텔의 로비 (more explicit/official/written).
• Korean often drops 의 between two nouns when the relationship is clear.

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