bibimbabeul mandeulgi jeone yangnyeomirang chamgireumeul meonjeo junbihae dwo.

Before making bibimbap, get the seasoning and sesame oil ready first.

Breakdown of bibimbabeul mandeulgi jeone yangnyeomirang chamgireumeul meonjeo junbihae dwo.

• ~을: object particle
• 만들다: to make
• 먼저: first
• 준비해 두다: to prepare in advance

Questions & Answers about bibimbabeul mandeulgi jeone yangnyeomirang chamgireumeul meonjeo junbihae dwo.

Why is it 만들기 전에 and not just 만들다 전에?

Because 전에 means before, and in Korean, when a verb comes before 전에, the verb usually has to be turned into a noun-like form with -기.

• 만들다 = to make
• 만들기 = making
• 만들기 전에 = before making

So:

• 비빔밥을 만들기 전에 = before making bibimbap

You can think of -기 전에 as a very common pattern meaning before doing something.

Examples:

• 먹기 전에 = before eating
• 자기 전에 = before sleeping
• 출발하기 전에 = before departing

What does 비빔밥을 mean here, and why does it use 을?

비빔밥을 is 비빔밥 + 을.

• 비빔밥 = bibimbap
• 을 = object particle

The particle 을/를 marks the direct object of the verb. Here, the verb is 만들기/만들다 (to make), so 비빔밥 is the thing being made.

• 비빔밥을 만들다 = to make bibimbap

Use:

• 을 after a noun ending in a consonant
• 를 after a noun ending in a vowel

Since 비빔밥 ends in ㅂ, it takes 을.

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