bunrisugeoreul hagi jeone byeongirang kaeneul ssiseoyo.

to do

Breakdown of bunrisugeoreul hagi jeone byeongirang kaeneul ssiseoyo.

• ~을: object particle
• ~를: object particle
• 씻다: to wash

Questions & Answers about bunrisugeoreul hagi jeone byeongirang kaeneul ssiseoyo.

What does 분리수거 mean exactly?

분리수거 refers to separating and disposing of recyclables properly, such as sorting paper, plastic, glass, and cans into the correct categories.

In everyday Korean, it often refers to putting out the recycling or sorting the recycling, not just recycling in the abstract.

So in this sentence, 분리수거를 하기 전에 means something like:

• before doing the recycling
• before sorting/putting out the recyclables

Why is it 분리수거를 하기 전에 instead of just 분리수거 전에?

Because 전에 usually attaches naturally to a noun phrase or to a verb clause turned into a noun-like form.

Here, 분리수거하다 means to do the recycling / to sort recyclables.
To say before doing X, Korean often uses:

• Verb stem + 기 전에

So:

• 하다 → 하기 전에 = before doing
• 분리수거를 하기 전에 = before doing the recycling

You may also hear 분리수거 전에 in real life, and it can sound natural too, but 분리수거를 하기 전에 makes the action of doing it more explicit.

What is the role of -기 전에 here?