Breakdown of sangjareul jeongriharyeogo gawirang teipeureul gajyeowasseoyo.
~를~reul
object particle
가져오다gajyeooda
to bring
정리하다jeongrihada
to organize
~려고~ryeogo
in order to
Questions & Answers about sangjareul jeongriharyeogo gawirang teipeureul gajyeowasseoyo.
What does -려고 mean in 정리하려고?
-려고 expresses intention or purpose. In this sentence, it means something like to / in order to / intending to.
So 상자를 정리하려고 means to organize the box or because I was going to organize the box. It explains why the speaker brought the scissors and tape.
Why is it 정리하려고 and not 정리하다려고?
Because -려고 attaches to the verb stem, not the dictionary form.
- Dictionary form: 정리하다
- Verb stem: 정리하-
- Stem + -려고 → 정리하려고
This happens with other 하다 verbs too:
- 공부하다 → 공부하려고
- 청소하다 → 청소하려고
Why does 상자 have -를 in 상자를?
-을/를 marks the direct object of a verb.
Here, 상자를 is the object of 정리하다 inside the purpose part of the sentence. In other words, the box is the thing being organized.
Even though 정리하려고 is not the final verb of the whole sentence, it is still its own verb phrase, so it can still take an object.
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