Breakdown of beoseuga jiyeondwaeseo jogeumman gidaryeo jwoyo.
~가~ga
subject particle
버스beoseu
bus
조금jogeum
a little
~만~man
restrictive particle
Questions & Answers about beoseuga jiyeondwaeseo jogeumman gidaryeo jwoyo.
Why is it 버스가 and not 버스를?
버스가 uses the subject marker -가 because the bus is the thing that is delayed (it’s the subject of the verb 지연되다 = to be delayed).
버스를 (object marker) would fit sentences where you do something to the bus, like 버스를 타요 (I ride the bus), but here the bus isn’t an object you act on—it’s the subject experiencing the delay.
What does 지연돼서 mean grammatically, and why -서?
지연돼서 = 지연되- + -어서/아서 (because/since it got delayed, and so…).
- 지연되다 is the passive/intransitive meaning to be delayed.
- -아서/어서 connects clauses and often gives a reason: A-아서/어서 B = Because A, (so) B.
Here: Because the bus is delayed, please wait…
Is 지연돼서 the same as 지연돼요?
They share the same verb, but the endings do different jobs:
- 지연돼요 = a complete polite statement: It’s delayed.
- 지연돼서 = a connecting form: Because it’s delayed / since it’s delayed… (it expects another clause after it).
Why is it spelled 돼서 and not 되서?