oneureun chigwa-e gaseo geomsareul badayo.

to go

Breakdown of oneureun chigwa-e gaseo geomsareul badayo.

• ~에: destination particle
• ~를: object particle
• ~은: topic particle

Questions & Answers about oneureun chigwa-e gaseo geomsareul badayo.

Why is 오늘 followed by 은 in 오늘은?

은 is the topic particle. In 오늘은, it marks today as the topic or time frame of the sentence.

So 오늘은 feels like:

• As for today...
• Today...

This often adds a slight contrast too, depending on context:

• 오늘은 치과에 가서 검사를 받아요. = Today, I’m going to the dentist and getting an examination.

  It can imply something like:

• Today I’m doing this, maybe unlike other days.

Without 은, 오늘 can still appear, but 오늘은 is very natural when setting the scene.

Why is it 치과에, not 치과를?

에 is used here because 치과 is the destination: to the dentist / to the dental clinic.

• 치과에 가다 = to go to the dentist / dental clinic

The verb 가다 normally takes a place marked with 에:

• 학교에 가요 = I go to school.
• 병원에 가요 = I go to the hospital.
• 치과에 가요 = I go to the dentist.

Using 를 would be wrong here because 치과 is not the direct object of 가다.

What exactly does 치과 mean? Is it the dentist, the dental clinic, or dentistry?