Breakdown of gugirang banchani masisseoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
맛있다masissda
delicious
국guk
soup
반찬banchan
side dish
Questions & Answers about gugirang banchani masisseoyo.
What does 이랑 mean in this sentence?
이랑 means and here. It links 국 and 반찬 together.
So:
- 국이랑 반찬이 = soup and side dishes
- 맛있어요 = are delicious
A very natural English translation is The soup and side dishes are delicious.
Why is it 국이랑 but 반찬이? Are those the same 이?
No. They are different grammar pieces.
- In 국이랑, the 이랑 is a connector meaning and
- In 반찬이, the 이 is the subject marker
So the sentence breaks down like this:
- 국 + 이랑 = soup + and
- 반찬 + 이 = side dishes + subject marker
- 맛있어요 = are delicious
Even though both contain 이, they do different jobs.
Why does only 반찬 have the subject marker 이? Why not mark both nouns?