haesbichi ganghaeseo ppallaega geumbang mallayo.

The laundry dries quickly because the sunlight is strong.

Breakdown of haesbichi ganghaeseo ppallaega geumbang mallayo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~가: subject particle
• 햇빛: sunlight
• 빨래: laundry

Questions & Answers about haesbichi ganghaeseo ppallaega geumbang mallayo.

How do you break this sentence down word by word?

• 햇빛이 = sunlight
  • subject marker 이
• 강해서 = is strong
  • because/so
• 빨래가 = laundry / clothes being dried
  • subject marker 가
• 금방 = quickly / in no time
• 말라요 = dries / gets dry

A very literal English order is: Because the sunlight is strong, the laundry dries quickly.

What does -해서 mean here?

Here, -해서 connects the first clause to the second and gives a reason or cause.

So:

• 햇빛이 강해서 = because the sunlight is strong
• 빨래가 금방 말라요 = the laundry dries quickly

In natural English, it can sound like either because or so, depending on how you translate it.

Why is it 강해서, not 강하해서?