Breakdown of yeongeopsiganeul miri hwaginhaeyo.
~을~eul
object particle
확인하다hwaginhada
to check
미리miri
in advance
영업시간yeongeopsigan
business hours
Questions & Answers about yeongeopsiganeul miri hwaginhaeyo.
What does each part of the sentence do grammatically?
- 영업시간: “business hours” (compound of 영업 “business/sales” + 시간 “time”).
- -을: object marker attached to 영업시간 to mark it as the thing being checked.
- 미리: adverb meaning “in advance.”
- 확인해요: polite present form of 확인하다 “to check/confirm.”
- Subject is omitted (common in Korean). Depending on context it can mean “I/you/we/people (in general) check (it) in advance.”
Why is it 을 and not 를?
Use -을 after a noun ending in a consonant and -를 after a noun ending in a vowel.
- 영업시간 ends in the consonant ㄴ, so it takes -을: 영업시간을.
- Example contrast: 메뉴 (ends in a vowel) → 메뉴를.
What politeness level is 확인해요?
It’s the informal polite style (-해요체), natural for everyday conversation with acquaintances or customers in a friendly tone.
- More formal/neutral statement: 확인합니다.
- Polite request/command: 확인하세요.
- Very formal command (announcements, notices): 확인하십시오.
Is this a statement, a suggestion, or a command?