Breakdown of geu bae-uga naon deuramaneun gyeolmari seulpeujiman dasi bogo sipeo.
~이~i
subject particle
~는~neun
topic particle
보다boda
to watch
~가~ga
subject particle
Questions & Answers about geu bae-uga naon deuramaneun gyeolmari seulpeujiman dasi bogo sipeo.
Why is it 나온 드라마 and not 나오는 드라마?
나온 is the past noun-modifying form of 나오다. In this sentence, it means the drama that the actor appeared in.
- 나온 드라마 = the drama that (someone) appeared in
- 나오는 드라마 = the drama that (someone) is appearing in / appears in
For a finished work or a specific drama someone was in, 나온 드라마 is the natural choice.
How does 그 배우가 나온 드라마는 work as a chunk?
This is a Korean relative clause.
Korean puts the describing clause before the noun:
- 그 배우가 나온 = that actor appeared in
- 드라마 = drama
So together:
- 그 배우가 나온 드라마 = the drama that actor appeared in
Then 는 marks that whole noun phrase as the topic:
- 그 배우가 나온 드라마는 = As for the drama that actor appeared in...
This is very different from English word order, so it often feels backward at first.
Why is it 그 배우가 and not 그 배우는?