keun soriga namyeon gangajiga siktak araero sumeoyo.

If there is a loud noise, the puppy hides under the dining table.

Breakdown of keun soriga namyeon gangajiga siktak araero sumeoyo.

• ~가: subject particle
• 식탁: dining table
• 강아지: puppy
• 숨다: to hide

Questions & Answers about keun soriga namyeon gangajiga siktak araero sumeoyo.

Why does 큰 mean loud here? I thought 크다 meant to be big.

That’s a very common question.

큰 is the noun-modifying form of 크다.
So:

• 크다 = to be big
• 큰 = big / large (when placed before a noun)

With 소리 (sound), Korean often uses the idea of big sound to mean loud sound.

So:

• 큰 소리 = a loud sound / loud noise
  literally: a big sound

This is very natural in Korean.

---

How do you get 큰 from 크다?

크다 changes to 큰 when it modifies a noun.

This is the attributive form used for present-state descriptive verbs (adjectives).

• 크다 → 큰
• 작다 → 작은
• 예쁘다 → 예쁜

So:

• 큰 소리 = loud sound
• 큰 강아지 = big puppy

This is something you’ll see very often in Korean.

---

What does 소리가 나다 mean? Why not just use a verb meaning to sound?