geuneun geu sikdangi maseobsdago haeseo gyeolguk dareun sikdangeuro gasseo.

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Breakdown of geuneun geu sikdangi maseobsdago haeseo gyeolguk dareun sikdangeuro gasseo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~는: topic particle
• 식당: restaurant

Questions & Answers about geuneun geu sikdangi maseobsdago haeseo gyeolguk dareun sikdangeuro gasseo.

What exactly does the chunk -다고 해서 do here?

It links a quoted statement to a reason: “because (someone) said that… / since it’s said that…”. It comes from -다고 하여서 > -다고 해서. In this sentence, it gives a hearsay-based reason for the action in the main clause.

Note: -다고 해서 can also be used in “Just because X (doesn’t mean Y)” patterns, but here it’s the simple causal “because (they say) X” use.

Who is doing the “saying” in 맛없다고 해서? It’s not stated.

Korean often omits the subject when it’s clear or unimportant. Here it means “because (people/they/someone) said it’s not tasty.” You can specify it if needed:

• 친구들이 그 식당이 맛없다고 해서… (because my friends said…)
• 다들 그 식당이 맛없다고 해서… (because everyone says…)
• 네가 그 식당이 맛없다고 해서… (because you said…)

Why use 맛없다고 해서 instead of 맛없어서?

• 맛없어서 = “because it’s not tasty (as experienced/known fact).” It sounds like the speaker or subject actually tasted it.
• 맛없다고 해서 = “because (someone) said it’s not tasty.” It explicitly frames the reason as hearsay. Use the former for direct experience; the latter for reported information.

Can I use 맛없다길래 or 맛없대서 instead?