Breakdown of jido-e giri pyosidwae isseoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
있다issda
to be
~에~e
location particle
지도jido
map
Questions & Answers about jido-e giri pyosidwae isseoyo.
What does the particle -에 mean in 지도에?
-에 marks a location where something exists or is found. With stative expressions like 있어요, it means “in/on/at.” So 지도에 = “on the map.”
Why is it 길이 (subject marker) and not 길을 (object marker)?
Because the verb is passive/resultative: 표시돼 있어요 (“is marked”). The thing that is marked is the subject, so 길이 is correct. If you used the active voice, you’d say: (사람들이) 지도를 만들 때 길을 표시해요 (“People mark roads when making a map.”).
What’s the difference between 표시돼 있어요, 표시돼요, and 표시됐어요?
- 표시돼 있어요: Focuses on the current resulting state: “it is (currently) marked.”
- 표시돼요: Present/habitual passive or an in-the-moment passive process: “it gets marked/it is being marked” (context-dependent).
- 표시됐어요: Simple past passive event: “it was marked” (at some point). It doesn’t inherently emphasize that the marking is still visible now, whereas …돼 있어요 does.
What exactly is 돼 in 표시돼 있어요? Is it the same as 되어?