i jjigaeneun masi jogeum ganghaeseo mureul jogeum deo neoheosseoyo.

는 marks 이 찌개 as the topic of the sentence: as for this stew...

So 이 찌개는 gives the feeling of:

• This stew, ...
• As for this stew, ...

It sets up what the speaker is going to say about the stew. In Korean, 은/는 often introduces the thing being talked about, even when it is not the grammatical subject of every part that follows.

Here, 맛이 조금 강해서 means the taste/flavor is a little strong, so...

The particle 이/가 marks 맛 as the subject of 강하다. In other words, it is the taste that is strong.

So the structure is roughly:

• 이 찌개는 = as for this stew
• 맛이 조금 강해서 = its flavor is a little strong, so...

Using 맛은 would shift the nuance more toward contrast, like:

• As for the taste, it’s a little strong...

That is possible in some contexts, but 맛이 is the more natural neutral choice here.

Yes, 강하다 literally means to be strong, but in food contexts it often means:

• the flavor is strong
• the seasoning is intense
• the taste is bold or heavy

So 맛이 강하다 means the flavor is too pronounced or intense, not that the stew is physically strong.

Depending on context, it could suggest:

• too salty
• too rich
• too spicy
• too heavily seasoned

It is broader than one specific taste word.

Because it modifies two different things:

1. 맛이 조금 강해서
   = the taste was a little strong

2. 물을 조금 더 넣었어요
   = I added a little more water

So the first 조금 describes the degree of strongness, and the second 조금 describes the amount of water added.

English can do the same:

• It was a little strong, so I added a little more water.

강해서 is 강하다 + 아/어서, which often means:

• because
• so
• and so

Here it connects the reason to the result:

• 맛이 조금 강해서
  = because the flavor was a little strong / the flavor was a little strong, so

Then the result:

• 물을 조금 더 넣었어요
  = I added a little more water

So the whole sentence means:

• The stew’s flavor was a little strong, so I added a little more water.

Because 물 is the object of 넣다 (to put in / add).

You are adding water, so water receives the action:

• 물을 넣다 = to add water

That is why it takes the object particle 을/를.

If you used 물이, that would mark water as the subject, which would not fit this sentence.

더 means more.

So:

• 조금 더 = a little more

Examples:

• 물 좀 더 주세요. = Please give me a little more water.
• 조금 더 기다려 주세요. = Please wait a little longer.

In this sentence:

• 물을 조금 더 넣었어요 = I added a little more water

This suggests that some water may already have been in the stew, and the speaker added extra water beyond that.

Because the speaker is describing something they already did.

• 넣어요 = add / am adding
• 넣었어요 = added

So the sequence is:

1. the stew tasted a little strong
2. the speaker added more water

This is a completed action, so the past tense is natural.

In Korean, subjects are often omitted when they are obvious from context.

So even though there is no explicit I, the sentence naturally means:

• I added a little more water

Korean often leaves out pronouns like I, you, or we unless they are needed for emphasis or clarity.

If you said the full version, it could be:

• 제가 물을 조금 더 넣었어요.
• I added a little more water.

But in normal conversation, dropping 제가 is very common.

Yes, though in everyday speech the boundaries are not always perfectly strict.

• 찌개: stew-like, usually thicker, more strongly seasoned, often served in a smaller shared pot
• 국: soup, usually lighter and thinner
• 탕: also soup, often heartier or made around a main ingredient

So 이 찌개는 tells you this is a Korean stew, not just any soup.

Yes, sometimes, but the nuance is a bit different.

• 맛이 강하다 = the flavor is strong/intense
• 맛이 세다 = the taste is strong, often in a more direct or colloquial way

Both can be used, but 강하다 often sounds a bit more neutral or descriptive. 세다 can feel a little more everyday and can suggest a stronger impact on the senses.

So:

• 맛이 조금 강해서 = very natural
• 맛이 조금 세서 = also possible in conversation

Both are possible, but the focus can feel slightly different.

• 물을 조금 더 넣었어요
  focuses first on water as the thing added

• 조금 더 물을 넣었어요
  emphasizes a little more before introducing water

Korean word order is somewhat flexible as long as the particles make the roles clear. The original sentence sounds very natural and smooth.

It breaks down like this:

• 이 찌개는 = as for this stew
• 맛이 = its taste/flavor
• 조금 강해서 = is a little strong, so / because it is a little strong
• 물을 = water
• 조금 더 = a little more
• 넣었어요 = added

So the pattern is:

[Topic] + [subject of description] + [reason] + [object] + [amount] + [verb]

A natural English-style breakdown would be:

As for this stew, the flavor was a little strong, so I added a little more water.