seunggangjange sarami manhaseo da-eum jihacheoreul gidaryeoyo.

There are many people on the platform, so I wait for the next subway.

Breakdown of seunggangjange sarami manhaseo da-eum jihacheoreul gidaryeoyo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~을: object particle
• ~에: location particle
• 다음: next

Questions & Answers about seunggangjange sarami manhaseo da-eum jihacheoreul gidaryeoyo.

What does 승강장 mean here? Is it the same as 플랫폼?

승강장 means platform, especially a train or subway platform.

Yes, it is similar to 플랫폼, but 승강장 is the standard native/Korean-based word, while 플랫폼 is a loanword from English. In everyday transit announcements and signs, 승강장 is very common.

So 승강장에 means on the platform or more literally at the platform.

Why is the particle 에 used in 승강장에 instead of 에서?

Here, 에 marks the location where a state or existence is described.

In 승강장에 사람이 많아요, the idea is:

• At the platform / On the platform
• there are many people

Because 많다 describes a state, 에 is natural.

Compare:

• 승강장에 사람이 많아요. = There are many people on the platform.
• 승강장에서 기다려요. = I wait on the platform.

So:

• 에 is often used with existence/state ideas like 있다, 없다, 많다
• 에서 is often used for actions happening at a place

Why is it 사람이 많아서, not 사람을 많아서?