naeil hoeuiga eobseoseo jibeseo swigiro haesseoyo.

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Breakdown of naeil hoeuiga eobseoseo jibeseo swigiro haesseoyo.

• ~에서: location particle
• 내일: tomorrow
• ~가: subject particle

Questions & Answers about naeil hoeuiga eobseoseo jibeseo swigiro haesseoyo.

Can you break down the sentence by parts and meanings?

• 내일: tomorrow (time adverb)
• 회의가: meeting(s) + subject particle 가
• 없어서: because there is none (없다 + -어서 “because/since”)
• 집에서: at home (집 + 에서 “at/in (place of action)”)
• 쉬기로 했어요: decided to rest (쉬다 + -기로 하다 “to decide to do,” in past polite)

What exactly does the pattern -기로 하다 mean?

• V-기로 하다 expresses a decision or an agreement to do something. It’s stronger and more settled than simply having an intention.
• Tense goes on 하다:
  • 쉬기로 해요 (we’re deciding/decide)
  • 쉬기로 했어요 (we decided/have decided)
• Comparisons:
  • V-(으)려고 하다: intention/plan, less fixed than a decision.
  • V-(으)ㄹ 거예요: future expectation/plan, neutral about how firm it is.

Why is it past tense (했어요) if it’s about tomorrow?

The past tense marks the time of the decision, not the action of resting. 쉬기로 했어요 means “I/we have decided (already).” The resting will happen tomorrow. If you are deciding right now, you can say 쉬기로 해요.

What does -어서 in 없어서 do, and how is it different from -니까 or -기 때문에?