kosmuri gyesok nawaseo maseukeureul gyesok sseugo isseosseo.

subject particle

Breakdown of kosmuri gyesok nawaseo maseukeureul gyesok sseugo isseosseo.

• ~를: object particle
• 있다: to be
• ~아서: so

Questions & Answers about kosmuri gyesok nawaseo maseukeureul gyesok sseugo isseosseo.

What does 콧물이 mean, and how is it built?

콧물이 is 콧물 + 이.

• 코 = nose
• 물 = water
• 콧물 = nasal mucus, snot, a runny nose
• 이 = subject particle

So 콧물이 means the nasal mucus / my runny nose as the subject of the clause.

In Korean, people often describe a runny nose with the expression 콧물이 나다, which literally means snot comes out.

Why is 이 used in 콧물이?

The particle 이/가 marks the subject.

Here, the thing that is coming out is 콧물, so it takes the subject particle:

• 콧물이 나와서 = because mucus was coming out / because my nose was running

Since 콧물 ends in a consonant, the subject particle is 이, not 가.

What does 나와서 mean here?

나와서 comes from 나오다, which means to come out.

Breakdown:

• 나오다 = to come out
• 나와서 = comes out and..., or because it comes out...

In this sentence, -아서/어서 is being used with a reason/cause meaning:

• 콧물이 계속 나와서 = because my nose kept running

So even though 나오다 literally means come out, in this context it is the natural Korean way to talk about mucus or nasal discharge.