siganeul akkiryeogo jihacheoreul tayo.

object particle

Breakdown of siganeul akkiryeogo jihacheoreul tayo.

• 시간: time
• 타다: to take
• 지하철: subway

Questions & Answers about siganeul akkiryeogo jihacheoreul tayo.

Why is it 시간을 and not 시간이?

Because 시간 is the object of the verb 아끼다.

• 아끼다 means to save, to spare, or to conserve
• The thing being saved is time
• So Korean uses the object particle -을/를

So:

• 시간을 아끼다 = to save time
• 시간이 would mark time as the subject, which is not what is happening here

In this sentence, there are actually two verbs:

• 시간을 아끼려고 = in order to save time
• 지하철을 타요 = I ride / take the subway

Each verb has its own object.

What does -려고 mean here?

-려고 expresses intention or purpose. In English, it often corresponds to:

• in order to
• so that
• with the intention of

So:

• 시간을 아끼려고 = in order to save time

The full sentence means that taking the subway is done for that purpose.

A simple pattern is:

• Verb stem + -려고

Examples:

• 돈을 아끼려고 집에서 먹어요. = I eat at home to save money.
• 일찍 가려고 택시를 타요. = I take a taxi to get there early.

Why is it 아끼려고 and not something like 아껴려고?