bihaenggireul nohchiji anhge iljjik chulbalhaeyo.

I leave early so as not to miss the plane.

Breakdown of bihaenggireul nohchiji anhge iljjik chulbalhaeyo.

• ~를: object particle
• 일찍: early
• 비행기: plane
• 놓치다: to miss

Questions & Answers about bihaenggireul nohchiji anhge iljjik chulbalhaeyo.

What does 놓치지 않게 mean, exactly?

It is built like this:

• 놓치다 = to miss
• -지 않다 = to not do something
• -게 = makes the phrase work like so that, in order to, or in a way that

So 놓치지 않게 means so that (someone) doesn’t miss it or in order not to miss it.

In this sentence, it gives the purpose of leaving early.

Why is it 비행기를 and not 비행기가?

Because 비행기 is the direct object of 놓치다.

• 비행기를 놓치다 = to miss the plane/flight

The particle -를 / -을 marks what is being missed.
If you used 비행기가, it would mark 비행기 as the subject, which would not fit here.

Does 비행기 mean plane or flight here?

Literally, 비행기 means airplane.
But in real Korean, it can also refer to a flight, depending on context.

In 비행기를 놓치다, the natural English meaning is usually to miss the flight, not to miss the physical airplane.

Why does Korean put 비행기를 놓치지 않게 before 일찍 출발해요?