biga omyeon gangajireul jibeuro deryeogayo.

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Breakdown of biga omyeon gangajireul jibeuro deryeogayo.

• ~를: object particle
• ~가: subject particle
• 비: rain

Questions & Answers about biga omyeon gangajireul jibeuro deryeogayo.

What does -면 mean in 비가 오면? Is it “if” or “when”?

-면 is the conditional ending meaning if/when.

• It often translates as if in English, but in Korean it can also feel like when(ever), especially for regular situations.
  So 비가 오면 can mean if it rains or when it rains depending on context.

Why is it 비가 (with 가) and not 비는?

가/이 marks the grammatical subject in a neutral, straightforward way: 비가 오다 = rain comes / it rains.
비는 (topic marker) would sound like you’re contrasting rain with something else or setting up a topic, e.g. 비는 오는데 바람은 안 불어요 (It’s raining, but it’s not windy). In this sentence, 비가 is the natural choice.

Why is the rain expressed as 비가 오다 (rain “comes”)?

Korean commonly uses 오다 (to come) for weather phenomena:

• 비가 와요 = It rains
• 눈이 와요 = It snows It’s an idiomatic Korean pattern, not meant literally as “rain comes” in English.

What does 강아지를 mean, and why use -를?