ganjange sikchoreul jogeum neohgo jal seokkeoyo.

destination particle

Breakdown of ganjange sikchoreul jogeum neohgo jal seokkeoyo.

• ~를: object particle
• 조금: a little
• 잘: well

Questions & Answers about ganjange sikchoreul jogeum neohgo jal seokkeoyo.

What does 간장에 mean here, and why is 에 used?

간장 means soy sauce, and 에 here marks the place or base that something is being added to.

So 간장에 식초를 넣고 means add vinegar to the soy sauce.

A helpful way to think about it:

• 식초를 = the thing being added
• 간장에 = the thing it is being added to

In English, we often use to for this idea, and Korean often uses 에.

Why does 식초 take 를, but 간장 takes 에?

Because the two nouns have different roles in the sentence.

• 식초를: 를 marks the direct object, the thing you add
• 간장에: 에 marks the location/target, where you add it

So in 간장에 식초를 조금 넣고:

• 식초 is the ingredient being put in
• 간장 is the container/base it goes into

This is very natural in Korean with verbs like 넣다 (to put in / add).

What does 조금 mean, and where does it fit in the sentence?