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문 손잡이를 밀어도 안 열려서 당겨 봤어.mun sonjabireul mireodo an yeollyeoseo danggyeo bwasseo.
Meaning
I pushed the door handle, but it didn’t open, so I tried pulling it.
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Breakdown of mun sonjabireul mireodo an yeollyeoseo danggyeo bwasseo.
~를~reul
object particle
안an
not
문mun
door
~어서~eoseo
because / so
Questions & Answers about mun sonjabireul mireodo an yeollyeoseo danggyeo bwasseo.
Why is 손잡이 followed by -를 in 문 손잡이를?
Because 밀다 means to push, and the thing being pushed takes the object marker -을/를.
- 문 손잡이 = door handle
- 문 손잡이를 = the door handle as the object of 밀다
So 문 손잡이를 밀어도 means even if I push the door handle or more naturally even when I pushed the door handle.
Why does it say 문 손잡이 instead of just 문?
문 손잡이 literally means door handle:
- 문 = door
- 손잡이 = handle
Korean often puts nouns together like this, where the first noun describes the second. So 문 손잡이 is not a full possessive phrase like the handle of the door; it is just a natural noun combination meaning door handle.
In this sentence, the speaker is specifically talking about pushing and pulling the handle, not just the door in general.
What does -어도 mean in 밀어도?