i pyohyeoneul sori naeeo ilgeo bwayo.

Try reading this expression aloud.

Breakdown of i pyohyeoneul sori naeeo ilgeo bwayo.

• ~을: object particle
• 이: this
• 표현: expression
• 소리 내어: aloud

Questions & Answers about i pyohyeoneul sori naeeo ilgeo bwayo.

What does each part of 이 표현을 소리 내어 읽어 봐요 do?

A quick breakdown:

• 이 = this
• 표현 = expression / phrase
• -을 = object marker
• 소리 내어 = out loud, literally making sound
• 읽어 = read in the -아/어 connective form
• 봐요 = try, from the auxiliary use of 보다

So grammatically, it is structured like:

this expression + out loud + read + try

Why does 표현 take -을?

Because 표현 is the thing being read, so it is the direct object of 읽다 (to read).

• 표현을 읽다 = to read the expression
• If the noun ended in a vowel, you would use -를 instead of -을

So:

• 표현 ends in a consonant sound, so it becomes 표현을

What does 소리 내어 mean literally?

Literally, it means something like making sound.

• 소리 = sound