jip dwie jageun gongwoni isseoyo.

There is a small park behind the house.

Breakdown of jip dwie jageun gongwoni isseoyo.

• ~이: subject particle
• 집: house
• 작다: small
• ~에: location particle

Questions & Answers about jip dwie jageun gongwoni isseoyo.

Why is it 집 뒤에 and not 집의 뒤에?

In Korean, 의 often gets omitted when one noun modifies another, especially in very common expressions.

So:

• 집 뒤 = the back of the house / behind the house
• 집의 뒤 = also possible, but more formal or less natural in everyday speech

In normal conversation, 집 뒤에 is the most natural way to say behind the house.

What does 뒤에 mean exactly?

뒤 means back, behind, or the area behind something.

The particle 에 marks a location, so:

• 뒤 = back / behind
• 뒤에 = at the back / behind

So 집 뒤에 literally means at the back of the house or behind the house.

Why is there no particle after 집?

Because 집 뒤 works like a noun phrase meaning the back of the house.

Here, 집 directly modifies 뒤, kind of like:

• 학교 앞 = in front of the school
• 집 옆 = beside the house
• 건물 안 = inside the building

This is a very common Korean pattern. You do not always need a subject or topic particle after the first noun in these location expressions.

Why is 작다 changed to 작은?