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택시 기사님이 친절해서 기분이 좋아졌어요.taeksi gisanimi chinjeolhaeseo gibuni johajyeosseoyo.
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The taxi driver was kind, so I felt better.
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Breakdown of taeksi gisanimi chinjeolhaeseo gibuni johajyeosseoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
택시taeksi
taxi
기분gibun
feeling
~해서~haeseo
so
Questions & Answers about taeksi gisanimi chinjeolhaeseo gibuni johajyeosseoyo.
Why does 기사 have 님 on it in 기사님?
-님 is an honorific suffix. It adds respect.
So:
- 기사 = driver
- 기사님 = driver-nim, a respectful way to say driver
Since this sentence talks about a taxi driver in a polite, everyday way, 기사님 sounds natural and courteous. Saying just 기사 is possible in some contexts, but 기사님 is much more common when speaking politely about a driver.
Why is it 택시 기사님 and not something like 택시의 기사님?
In Korean, nouns often combine directly to form a compound noun.
So:
- 택시 = taxi
- 기사님 = driver
- 택시 기사님 = taxi driver
You usually do not need 의 here. Using 의 would sound unnatural for this kind of everyday noun combination.
This is similar to how Korean says:
- 학교 선생님 = school teacher
- 버스 기사님 = bus driver
What does 친절해서 mean grammatically?