Word
우리는 회의를 일주일 미뤘어요.urineun hoeuireul ilju-il mirwosseoyo.
Meaning
We postponed the meeting by a week.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of urineun hoeuireul ilju-il mirwosseoyo.
~를~reul
object particle
~는~neun
topic particle
우리uri
we
회의hoeui
meeting
Questions & Answers about urineun hoeuireul ilju-il mirwosseoyo.
What does the particle in 회의를 do, and why not 회의을?
- 를/을 marks the direct object. You use 를 after a vowel and 을 after a consonant.
- 회의 ends in the vowel sound [이], so it becomes 회의를 (not 회의을).
Why is it 우리는 (topic) instead of 우리가 (subject)? Are both okay?
- 은/는 marks the topic and often adds a light contrast or “as for...” nuance. 우리는 = “As for us, we…”
- 이/가 marks the grammatical subject and can sound a bit more neutral or emphatic on the doer. 우리가 = “We (specifically) …”
- Both 우리는 회의를… and 우리가 회의를… are acceptable; the difference is nuance and context emphasis.
What is the base form of 미뤘어요, and why is it spelled that way?
- The dictionary form is 미루다 (to put off, postpone).
- Past polite: 미루었어요 → it contracts to 미뤘어요 (ㅜ + ㅓ → ㅝ). Both are correct; the contracted form is more natural in speech.
Can I say 미루었어요 instead of 미뤘어요?
Yes. 미루었어요 is perfectly correct but sounds a bit formal/stiff in everyday speech. In conversation, 미뤘어요 is more common. Similarly: 미루어요 → 미워요? No—here it’s 미루어요 → 미뤄요.