bame honja geotneun geon wiheomhae.

topic particle

Breakdown of bame honja geotneun geon wiheomhae.

• 것: thing
• ~에: time particle
• 밤: night

Questions & Answers about bame honja geotneun geon wiheomhae.

What does the ending 건 mean in 걷는 건?

It’s the contraction of 것은 (것 + topic marker 은). So 걷는 건 literally means “as for walking.” This sets “walking (alone at night)” as the topic of the sentence in a casual tone. In everyday speech, 것 also shortens to 거, so you’ll hear forms like 걷는 건 instead of the full 걷는 것은.

What’s the difference between 걷는 건 위험해 and 걷는 게 위험해?

• 건 = topic (것은): “As for walking…, it’s dangerous.” Often slightly contrastive or framing.
• 게 = subject (것이): “Walking… is dangerous.” More neutral/factual focus. Both are correct here; 게 can sound a bit more matter-of-fact, while 건 can imply contrast (e.g., “At night it’s dangerous, but in the day it isn’t”).

What grammar is 걷는?

It’s the present adnominal (relative) form of 걷다 modifying 것. 걷는 것 = “the act of walking.” It often corresponds to English -ing (gerund) but is a clause that modifies a noun, not a progressive tense.

Why isn’t it 걸는 if 걷다 is ㄷ-irregular?