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휴대폰 배터리가 오래 가요.hyudaepon baeteoriga orae gayo.
Meaning
My phone battery lasts a long time.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of hyudaepon baeteoriga orae gayo.
~가~ga
subject particle
휴대폰hyudaepon
cell phone
배터리baeteori
battery
오래 가다orae gada
to last a long time
Questions & Answers about hyudaepon baeteoriga orae gayo.
What does 가요 mean here? I thought 가다 means to go.
In 휴대폰 배터리가 오래 가요, 가요 comes from 가다, but it’s being used in an extended meaning: to last / to hold out (for a battery, money, food, time, etc.).
So 배터리가 오래 가요 = The battery lasts a long time / The battery life is long.
Why is there -가 after 배터리? Could it be -는/은 instead?
-가 is the subject marker, so 배터리가 marks battery as the thing that lasts.
You can use -은/는 depending on context:
- 휴대폰 배터리가 오래 가요. (neutral statement: the battery lasts long)
- 휴대폰 배터리는 오래 가요. (topic/contrast: as for the battery, it lasts long—maybe other parts don’t, or compared to something else)
Both can be correct; -가 is the most straightforward if you’re simply stating a fact.
Is 휴대폰 배터리 one word or two? How does it work grammatically?
It’s two nouns forming a compound noun phrase:
- 휴대폰 = mobile phone
- 배터리 = battery
Together 휴대폰 배터리 means (a) phone battery. Korean often stacks nouns like this without any extra marker.