jeo sikdangeun jigeum sarami manheun geos gatayo.

I think that restaurant is crowded right now.

Breakdown of jeo sikdangeun jigeum sarami manheun geos gatayo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~은: topic particle
• 저: that
• 지금: now

Questions & Answers about jeo sikdangeun jigeum sarami manheun geos gatayo.

Why is 저 used here?

저 means that when something is away from both the speaker and the listener, or simply not near the speaker.

So 저 식당 = that restaurant.

A quick comparison:

• 이 식당 = this restaurant
• 그 식당 = that restaurant (near you / previously mentioned)
• 저 식당 = that restaurant (over there)

In everyday conversation, 그 식당 is also often used for that restaurant if it is already known in context.

Why is the particle 은 attached to 식당?

은/는 is the topic particle.

So 저 식당은 means something like:

• as for that restaurant
• that restaurant, ...

It sets 저 식당 as the topic of the sentence.

This sentence is not just saying there are many people. It is saying something about that restaurant in particular:

• 저 식당은 지금 사람이 많은 것 같아요.
• As for that restaurant, it seems crowded now.

Using 은/는 gives the sentence a topic-comment structure, which is very common in Korean.

Why is it 사람이 많아요 in the core idea, not 사람은 많아요?