Breakdown of oneureun barami chagawoseo jaekis hana deo gajyeowasseo.
Questions & Answers about oneureun barami chagawoseo jaekis hana deo gajyeowasseo.
은/는 marks the topic, so 오늘은 means something like as for today or today, at least.
In this sentence, 오늘은 sets the scene:
- 오늘은 = as for today / today
- then the speaker comments on today’s condition
If you said 오늘이, it would sound like today is the grammatical subject in a different kind of sentence, which does not fit as naturally here.
So:
- 오늘은 바람이 차가워서... = As for today, the wind is cold, so...
This is a very common Korean pattern: use 은/는 to introduce the time or topic, then describe what is happening.
Here, 바람이 is the subject of 차갑다 (to be cold).
So:
- 바람이 차갑다 = The wind is cold
The wind is the thing that has the property of being cold, so it gets the subject marker 이/가.
This creates a nice structure:
- 오늘은 = topic/time frame
- 바람이 = subject inside that frame
A very literal breakdown is:
- Today, as for it, the wind is cold, so...