Breakdown of deungrokgeumeul naeneura ibeon dareneun yeohaeng gyehoegeul mos sewosseo.
~을~eul
object particle
~는~neun
topic particle
~에~e
time particle
못mos
cannot
Questions & Answers about deungrokgeumeul naeneura ibeon dareneun yeohaeng gyehoegeul mos sewosseo.
What does 등록금을 mean here?
등록금 means tuition or tuition fee.
The -을 is the object particle, so 등록금을 내다 means to pay tuition.
A few related points:
- 등록금 = tuition / school fees
- 내다 = to pay
- So 등록금을 내다 is a very common expression for paying tuition
What is 내느라, and how does -느라 work?
내느라 comes from 내다 + -느라.
The grammar -느라 means something like:
- because I was busy doing...
- as a result of spending time/effort doing...
- and usually the second clause is negative or describes an unfortunate result
So:
- 등록금을 내느라 = because I was busy paying tuition = because paying tuition took my time/money/energy
In this sentence, the bad result is:
- 이번 달에는 여행 계획을 못 세웠어 = I couldn’t make travel plans this month
A very important point: with -느라, the subject is normally the same in both parts.
So the person who paid the tuition is also the person who couldn’t make the travel plans.
How is -느라 different from -아서/어서?