Word
콧물이 나거든 마스크를 써.kosmuri nageodeun maseukeureul sseo.
Meaning
If you have a runny nose, wear a mask.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of kosmuri nageodeun maseukeureul sseo.
~이~i
subject particle
~를~reul
object particle
나다nada
to come out / to run
마스크maseukeu
mask
Questions & Answers about kosmuri nageodeun maseukeureul sseo.
What does 콧물 mean?
콧물 means nasal mucus or snot. In natural English, you would usually translate it as runny nose when talking about symptoms.
It is a set Korean noun:
- 코 = nose
- 물 = water / liquid
So it literally has the sense of nose liquid, though learners should just memorize 콧물 as the normal word.
Why is there -이 in 콧물이?
-이 is the subject marker.
So:
- 콧물 = nasal mucus / runny nose
- 콧물이 = the mucus / the runny nose as the subject of the verb
In 콧물이 나다, the thing that is coming out / occurring is 콧물, so it takes the subject marker -이.
Why does Korean say 콧물이 나다 instead of something like I have a runny nose?