Word
우리 사무실은 커서 회의실도 있어요.uri samusireun keoseo hoeuisildo isseoyo.
Meaning
Our office is big, so it has a meeting room too.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of uri samusireun keoseo hoeuisildo isseoyo.
~은~eun
topic particle
~도~do
additive particle
사무실samusil
office
회의실hoeuisil
meeting room
Questions & Answers about uri samusireun keoseo hoeuisildo isseoyo.
Why is 은 used in 우리 사무실은 instead of 이/가?
은/는 marks the topic—what the sentence is about: As for our office…
Here, the speaker is introducing or contrasting the office’s features.
이/가 would mark the subject more neutrally, often when identifying or emphasizing the subject:
- 우리 사무실이 커서 회의실도 있어요. = Our office is big, so it also has a meeting room. (more “subject-focused”)
In many casual explanations like this, 은/는 sounds very natural.
What does 우리 mean here—does it literally mean our?
Often it functions like my in English, especially when talking about one’s workplace, school, family, etc. Koreans commonly say 우리 회사 / 우리 집 / 우리 사무실 even when they personally “own” it less or not at all. It implies a sense of belonging (the place that we/our group is part of).
What is 커서 grammatically?
커서 is 크다 (to be big) + -어서/-아서 (a connective meaning because/so, linking cause → result).
- 크다 → adjective stem 크-
- Add -어서 → 커서 (irregular-looking because 크 + 어서 becomes 커서)
Meaning: Because (it is) big / Since (it is) big, …
How is -아서/-어서 different from -(으)니까 (also “because”)?