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?

The dictionary form is 강하다 (to be strong).

With many 하다 verbs and adjectives, forms that would historically be 하여 or 하여서 are usually contracted:

• 강하다 + 여서 / 아서 → 강하여서
• 강하여서 → 강해서

So 강해서 is the normal, natural form.