Breakdown of gapjagi joheun saenggagi deureosseoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
좋다johda
good
갑자기gapjagi
suddenly
들다deulda
to arise
Questions & Answers about gapjagi joheun saenggagi deureosseoyo.
What does 갑자기 mean here, and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?
갑자기 means suddenly or all of a sudden.
It is an adverb, so it describes how the idea came to mind. Putting it at the beginning is very natural in Korean, because it sets the scene for the whole sentence:
갑자기 + 좋은 생각이 들었어요
= Suddenly, a good idea occurred to me.
You can sometimes move adverbs around in Korean, but sentence-initial 갑자기 is one of the most common and natural placements.
Why is it 좋은 생각 and not 좋다 생각 or 좋은이 생각?
In Korean, words like 좋다 work like descriptive verbs, and when they directly describe a noun, they must change into a noun-modifying form.
So:
- 좋다 = to be good
- 좋은 = good, when placed before a noun
That gives:
- 좋은 생각 = a good idea / a good thought
So 좋은 is the correct form because it is modifying 생각.
Why is the particle 이 used in 생각이?