Word
좋아하는 음악을 들으면 기분이 좋아져요.johahaneun eumageul deureumyeon gibuni johajyeoyo.
Meaning
If I listen to music I like, I feel better.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of johahaneun eumageul deureumyeon gibuni johajyeoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
~을~eul
object particle
음악eumak
music
듣다deutda
to listen
Questions & Answers about johahaneun eumageul deureumyeon gibuni johajyeoyo.
Why is 좋아하는 used before 음악?
Because 좋아하는 is a verb form that modifies a noun.
- 좋아하다 = to like
- 좋아하는 음악 = music that (someone) likes / favorite music
In Korean, verbs can directly describe nouns this way. So instead of saying something like liked music or music that I like with a separate relative clause as in English, Korean often puts the modifying verb form right before the noun:
- 좋아하는 음식 = food I like
- 읽는 책 = the book I’m reading
Here, 좋아하는 음악 means music one likes.
Why is there 을 after 음악?
을 is the object marker.
In this sentence, 음악 is the thing being listened to, and the verb 듣다 means to listen to / hear. So:
- 음악을 듣다 = to listen to music
Korean often marks the direct object with 을/를:
- consonant ending + 을
- vowel ending + 를
Since 음악 ends in a consonant, it takes 을.
What does 들으면 mean, and why isn’t it 듣으면?