biga geuchyeoseo dahaengiya, ije chulbalhaja.

subject particle

Breakdown of biga geuchyeoseo dahaengiya, ije chulbalhaja.

• 비: rain
• ~어서: so
• 이제: now

Questions & Answers about biga geuchyeoseo dahaengiya, ije chulbalhaja.

What does the particle in 비가 do, and could I use 비는 instead?

• -가 marks the grammatical subject: “the rain (is the thing that) …”
• -은/는 topicalizes: “as for the rain, …”
• Here, 비가 is the neutral choice to state the fact that the rain stopped. Using 비는 would sound like you’re contrasting rain with something else or continuing a previous topic. It’s possible but adds a contrast/topic nuance: 비는 그쳐서 다행이야 (“As for the rain, it stopped, so that’s a relief.”).

Why is it 그쳐서 and not 그치어서?

The verb is 그치다 (“to stop/cease”). When you add the connective -어서, you get 그치어서, which contracts to 그쳐서 (이 + 어 → 여). So:

• 그치다 + 어서 → 그치어서 → 그쳐서. Pronunciation: geu-chyeo-seo.

What does -아서/어서 express here—cause or sequence?

Cause/reason. 비가 그쳐서 다행이야 means “Since the rain stopped, it’s a relief.” With evaluations/feelings (다행이다, 좋다, 아쉽다, 미안하다, etc.), -아서/어서 commonly marks the reason.

How is -아서/어서 different from -니까 here?

• -아서/어서 sounds like a natural, matter-of-fact reason leading to a personal evaluation: “(Because it stopped) it’s a relief.”