Word
콧물이 나서 휴지가 필요해요.kosmuri naseo hyujiga piryohaeyo.
Meaning
I have a runny nose, so I need tissues.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of kosmuri naseo hyujiga piryohaeyo.
~이~i
subject particle
~가~ga
subject particle
필요하다piryohada
necessary / needed
나다nada
to come out / to occur (in “to get angry”)
Questions & Answers about kosmuri naseo hyujiga piryohaeyo.
What does 콧물 mean exactly?
콧물 means snot, nasal mucus, or more naturally in everyday English, a runny nose depending on context.
It is made from:
- 코 = nose
- 물 = water/liquid
When combined, 코 + ㅅ + 물 becomes 콧물. That ㅅ is a linking sound that appears in some compound nouns.
So 콧물 is the noun for the stuff coming out of your nose.
Why is it 콧물이 and not 콧물을?
Here, 콧물 is the subject of the verb 나다.
The expression is:
- 콧물이 나다 = for snot to come out / to have a runny nose
So 이/가 is used because 콧물 is the thing that is coming out.
Compare:
- 콧물이 나요 = My nose is running / Snot is coming out
- 콧물을 닦아요 = I wipe my nose / I wipe the snot
In the second one, 콧물 is the object being wiped, so 을/를 is used.
What does 나서 mean here?