Word
졸업 후에는 어떤 일을 하고 싶어요?joreop hueneun eotteon ireul hago sipeoyo?
Meaning
What kind of work do you want to do after graduation?
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Breakdown of joreop hueneun eotteon ireul hago sipeoyo?
하다hada
to do
~을~eul
object particle
~는~neun
topic particle
일il
work
Questions & Answers about joreop hueneun eotteon ireul hago sipeoyo?
What is the basic structure of 졸업 후에는 어떤 일을 하고 싶어요?
The sentence breaks down like this:
- 졸업 후에는 = after graduation / as for after graduation
- 어떤 일을 = what kind of work/job
- 하고 싶어요 = want to do
So the structure is:
time/topic + object + verb
That is very normal in Korean. The main verb comes at the end, and the thing being asked about appears before it.
What does 후에는 mean, and why are both 에 and 는 there?
후 means after.
- 후에 = after
- 후에는 = after + as for / in the case of
Here is the breakdown:
- 후 = after
- 에 = at/in/after, marking the time point
- 는 = topic marker
So 졸업 후에는 means something like as for after graduation or after graduation, ...
The 는 adds a slight topic or contrast feeling. It can sound like:
- When it comes to after graduation...
- As for what happens after graduation...
If you remove 는 and say 졸업 후에, the sentence is still natural. It just sounds a little more neutral.
Why is it 졸업 후 and not ?