Word
문을 열니까 강아지가 나왔어요.muneul yeolnikka gangajiga nawasseoyo.
Meaning
When I opened the door, the puppy came out.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of muneul yeolnikka gangajiga nawasseoyo.
~을~eul
object particle
~가~ga
subject particle
열다yeolda
to open
문mun
door
Questions & Answers about muneul yeolnikka gangajiga nawasseoyo.
What does -니까 mean here?
In this sentence, -니까 most naturally means when or once:
- 문을 열니까 = when I opened the door
- 강아지가 나왔어요 = a puppy came out
So the sentence is describing what happened right after the first action.
Does -니까 always mean because?
No. -니까 can mean either:
- because / since
- when / after doing
Here, the natural meaning is the when/after meaning, because the sentence describes a sequence of events:
- the door was opened
- then a puppy came out
So although -니까 often gets introduced as because, in real Korean it is also very common for when/once in this kind of sentence.
Why is it 문을 and not 문이?
Because 문 is the object of the verb 열다 (to open).
- 문 = door
- 을/를 = object particle
- 열다 = to open
So:
- 문을 열다 = to open the door
The thing being opened gets 을/를.
Why is it 강아지가 and not 강아지를?