Breakdown of chuga yogeumi eolmayeyo?
~이~i
subject particle
이다ida
to be
얼마eolma
how much
추가chuga
extra / additional
Questions & Answers about chuga yogeumi eolmayeyo?
What does 추가 mean, and how is 추가 요금 different from 추가 비용?
추가 means additional / extra.
- 추가 요금: an extra fee/charge (often something set or billed, e.g., service fee, baggage fee, late fee, extra-person charge).
- 추가 비용: extra cost/expense (broader; can sound more general or businesslike).
In everyday customer situations (tickets, hotels, shipping), 추가 요금 is very common.
Why is it 요금이 and not 요금을?
Because 요금 is the subject of the descriptive/question sentence 얼마예요? (How much is it?).
- 요금이 얼마예요? = “The fee is how much?” → “How much is the fee?”
Using 요금을 would suggest an action is happening to the fee (object), which doesn’t match 얼마예요.
What is 얼마예요? grammatically?
얼마 = how much (amount/price)
예요 = polite present form of 이다 (to be) after a vowel-ending noun/word
So 얼마예요? literally functions like (It) is how much? in polite speech.
Why is it 예요 and not 이에요?