Breakdown of naeireun swineun narinikka allameul matchul piryoga eobseo.
~을~eul
object particle
이다ida
to be
내일naeil
tomorrow
~가~ga
subject particle
Questions & Answers about naeireun swineun narinikka allameul matchul piryoga eobseo.
Why is 내일 marked with 은 here?
은 is the topic marker, so 내일은 means something like as for tomorrow or tomorrow, ....
In this sentence, it sets up tomorrow as the topic and gives a slight contrastive feel, like:
- Tomorrow is different from an ordinary day.
- Tomorrow, since it’s a day off, there’s no need to set an alarm.
So 내일은 sounds more natural than bare 내일 when you are establishing the situation for the rest of the sentence.
What exactly does 쉬는 날 mean, and why is it 쉬는 instead of 쉰?
쉬는 날 literally means a day when one rests or more naturally a day off.
It comes from:
- 쉬다 = to rest, to take a break
- 쉬는 = the adnominal form that modifies a noun
- 날 = day
So 쉬는 날 is a resting day / a day off.
Why not 쉰 날?
- 쉬는 날 describes the kind of day it is: a day off
- 쉰 날 would mean the day (someone) rested, referring to a completed past action
So in this sentence, 쉬는 날 is the correct form because it describes tomorrow as a day off, not as the day I rested.
Why is it 날이니까? What does 이니까 do?