gugeneun huchureul jogeumman neohneun ge johayo.

It’s good to put only a little pepper in soup.

Breakdown of gugeneun huchureul jogeumman neohneun ge johayo.

• ~를: object particle
• ~는: topic particle
• 좋다: good
• ~에: location particle

Questions & Answers about gugeneun huchureul jogeumman neohneun ge johayo.

What does 국에는 mean, and why are there two particles, 에 and 는?

국 means soup here.

• 에 marks the place or target something goes into, so 국에 means in the soup or into the soup.
• 는 is the topic/contrast marker.

So 국에는 is not just in the soup, but more like:

• as for the soup
• in soup, at least
• when it comes to soup

The 는 often adds a slight contrast. It can suggest something like:

• In soup, it’s best to add only a little pepper
  (maybe unlike some other dishes)

Why is it 후추를 and not 후추가?

후추 means pepper, and it is the thing being added, so it is the direct object of 넣다 (to put in / to add).

That is why it takes 를:

• 후추를 넣다 = to add pepper

If you used 후추가, it would change the structure and meaning. 가 marks the subject, but here pepper is not the subject; it is the thing being put into the soup.

What does 조금만 mean exactly?