Breakdown of i beoteuneul nureul jul ara?
~을~eul
object particle
이i
this
버튼beoteun
button
누르다nureuda
to press
Questions & Answers about i beoteuneul nureul jul ara?
Can you break down the grammar of the whole sentence?
- 이: this
- 버튼: button
- -을: object marker
- 누르-: verb stem “press”
- -ㄹ: attributive ending attaching the verb to a following noun
- 줄: bound noun meaning “way/knack/knowledge (of how)”
- 알-: “to know”
- -아?: casual question ending Overall: “[Do you] know the way/how to press this button?”
What does the construction -ㄹ/을 줄 알다 mean?
It means “to know how to [do something].” You attach -ㄹ/을 to the verb stem, add the bound noun 줄, then 알다. Examples:
- 읽을 줄 알아요 = I know how to read.
- 수영할 줄 알아요 = I know how to swim.
Why is it 누를 and not 눌러 or 누르다?