hedeuponeul kkimyeon taebeullis yeongsang soriga deo jal deullyeoyo.

object particle

Breakdown of hedeuponeul kkimyeon taebeullis yeongsang soriga deo jal deullyeoyo.

• ~가: subject particle
• 더: more
• ~면: if

Questions & Answers about hedeuponeul kkimyeon taebeullis yeongsang soriga deo jal deullyeoyo.

What does -면 in 끼면 mean?

-면 means if or when.

So:

• 끼다 = to put on / wear (for items like glasses, rings, headphones)
• 끼면 = if you put on / when you wear

In this sentence, 헤드폰을 끼면 means:

• If you wear headphones
• or When you put on headphones

Korean -면 often covers both ideas, and the exact nuance depends on context.

Why is it 헤드폰을 끼면 and not 헤드폰이 끼면?

Because 헤드폰 is the object of the verb 끼다.

• 헤드폰을 끼다 = to wear/put on headphones

Here, 을 marks what you are putting on.

So:

• 헤드폰을 = headphones + object marker
• 끼면 = if you wear / if you put on

Using 이/가 here would not fit the normal grammar of 끼다.

Why is the verb 끼다 used for headphones? I thought Korean had different verbs for wearing things.