i jjigaeeneun dubuga deureogayo.

Here, 들어가요 comes from 들어가다, which literally means to go in / to enter.

In this sentence, it is commonly used to mean:

• is included
• goes into
• is added to
• is in

So 두부가 들어가요 means something like:

• tofu goes in
• tofu is included
• this has tofu in it

This is a very natural Korean way to talk about ingredients.

찌개에는 is 찌개에 + 는.

• 에 = in / to
• 는 = topic marker, often adding contrast or emphasis

So 이 찌개에는 means something like:

• as for in this stew
• in this stew, at least
• when it comes to this stew

The 는 often gives a slight contrastive feeling. For example, it can imply:

• In this stew, tofu is included
  (maybe in some other stew, it is not)

If you just said 이 찌개에 두부가 들어가요, that is also grammatical, but 에는 adds a stronger topic/contrast nuance.

This is a very common learner question.

The verb 들어가다 is an intransitive verb, meaning the thing is not treated as a direct object. Instead, the thing that goes in is marked as the subject with 이/가.

So:

• 두부가 들어가요 = tofu goes in / tofu is included

Not:

• 두부를 들어가요 ❌

Compare:

• 넣다 = to put in (transitive)
  → 두부를 넣어요 = (someone) puts tofu in
• 들어가다 = to go in / be included (intransitive)
  → 두부가 들어가요 = tofu goes in

They are related, but used differently.

• 넣다 = to put in
  Someone actively adds something.
• 들어가다 = to go in / be included
  Focuses on the ingredient being part of it, not on who adds it.

Examples:

• 두부를 넣어요.
  = I put in tofu / Add tofu.

• 이 찌개에는 두부가 들어가요.
  = This stew contains tofu / Tofu goes into this stew.

So in ingredient descriptions, 들어가요 is very common and natural.

이 means this.

So:

• 이 찌개 = this stew

It points to something close to the speaker, or something currently being talked about. In Korean, demonstratives work like this:

• 이 = this
• 그 = that
• 저 = that over there

So you could also see:

• 그 찌개에는 두부가 들어가요. = That stew has tofu in it.

It can suggest both, depending on context.

Common interpretations are:

• This stew contains tofu
• Tofu goes into this stew
• Tofu is added to this stew

If you are talking about a finished dish, it often means it contains tofu.

If you are talking about how to make it, it can mean tofu is one of the ingredients that goes in.

So the exact English wording depends on context, but the Korean sentence is natural in both situations.

Yes, that is a very natural English translation.

Even though the Korean literally uses goes in / is included, in English we often translate it more naturally as:

• There is tofu in this stew.
• This stew has tofu in it.
• This stew contains tofu.

All of these are good depending on tone and context.

들어가요 is in the polite present-style ending -아요/어요.

It is:

• polite
• common in everyday conversation
• appropriate in many normal situations

It is less formal than 들어갑니다, but more polite than plain-form 들어가 or dictionary form 들어가다.

So this sentence is in a very common conversational polite style.

Yes, that is also correct.

Compare:

• 이 찌개는 두부가 들어가요.
• 이 찌개에는 두부가 들어가요.

Both are natural, but the nuance is slightly different.

• 이 찌개는 = as for this stew
• 이 찌개에는 = in this stew / as for in this stew

The version with 에는 puts more focus on what is included in the stew, and often sounds a little more contrastive.

If you are specifically talking about ingredients, 에는 can feel especially fitting.

Korean can use 있다, but 들어가다 is especially common when talking about ingredients or components.

Compare:

• 이 찌개에 두부가 있어요.
  = There is tofu in this stew.

• 이 찌개에는 두부가 들어가요.
  = Tofu goes into this stew / This stew contains tofu.

The second one often sounds more natural when describing what a dish is made with. It has the feeling of being an ingredient, not just being physically present.

Not literally in this kind of sentence.

Although 들어가다 literally means to go in, Korean often uses movement verbs in broader ways. Here it does not mean you are watching tofu physically move into the stew right now.

Instead, it usually means:

• tofu is included
• tofu is one of the ingredients
• tofu belongs in this dish

So it is a normal, idiomatic expression, not a strange image of tofu moving around.

The structure is:

• 이 찌개에는 = in this stew / as for this stew
• 두부가 = tofu (subject marker)
• 들어가요 = goes in / is included

So very literally:

• In this stew, tofu goes in.

A more natural English version would be:

• This stew contains tofu.
• There is tofu in this stew.

Sometimes yes, but the nuance is different.

• 들어가요 = goes in / is included
• 들어있어요 = is contained inside / is in there

So:

• 이 찌개에는 두부가 들어가요.
  = This stew includes tofu / Tofu goes into this stew.

• 이 찌개에는 두부가 들어있어요.
  = There is tofu in this stew / Tofu is in this stew.

들어가요 is often better when talking about ingredients as part of the recipe or composition.
들어있어요 focuses more on the result or current state.

A couple of small ones:

• 찌개 is pronounced roughly like jji-gae
• 에는 is pronounced e-neun
• 들어가요 is pronounced roughly deu-reo-ga-yo

Also, 찌 has a tense consonant, so it is stronger than a plain 지 sound.

You do not need perfect Romanization, but it helps to notice that 찌개 is not pronounced softly like English jee. The first consonant is tighter and tenser.