Breakdown of eotteon yeonghwareul johahaeyo?
~를~reul
object particle
영화yeonghwa
movie
좋아하다johahada
to like
어떤eotteon
what kind of
Questions & Answers about eotteon yeonghwareul johahaeyo?
What does 어떤 mean in this sentence?
어떤 means what kind of or which sort of. It comes before a noun and describes it.
So:
- 어떤 영화 = what kind of movie / which kind of movies
In natural English, this whole sentence is often translated as What kind of movies do you like?
Why is it 영화를 and not just 영화?
The -를 is the object particle. It marks 영화 as the thing being liked.
- 영화 = movie
- 영화를 = movie(s) + object marker
Since 좋아하다 means to like, the thing you like is marked as the object.
- 영화를 좋아해요 = (I/you) like movies
In casual speech, Koreans sometimes drop particles, but 영화를 is the standard full form.
Why does English often translate this as movies even though 영화 looks singular?