Breakdown of mesijireul bogo naseo baro dapjanghalgeyo.
~를~reul
object particle
고 나서go naseo
after
바로baro
right away
메시지mesiji
message
Questions & Answers about mesijireul bogo naseo baro dapjanghalgeyo.
What does 메시지를 mean, and why is there a -를 attached?
메시지 means message, and -를 is the object particle.
It marks 메시지 as the thing being acted on in 보고 (seeing/reading). So:
- 메시지 = message
- 메시지를 = the message / a message, as the object of the verb
In this sentence, it tells you that the speaker will look at/read the message first.
Why is 보다 used here? Doesn’t it usually mean to see?
Yes, 보다 literally means to see/look at, but in Korean it is also very commonly used for reading/checking messages, emails, texts, notices, and documents.
So 메시지를 보다 can naturally mean:
- to look at a message
- to check a message
- to read a message
In English, we often say read the message or check the message, but Korean often uses 보다 in this kind of context.
What does 보고 나서 mean?