sinmun gisaboda radio inteobyuga deo pyeonhage neukkyeojil ttaedo isseo.

Sometimes radio interviews feel easier than newspaper articles.

Breakdown of sinmun gisaboda radio inteobyuga deo pyeonhage neukkyeojil ttaedo isseo.

• ~가: subject particle
• ~도: additive particle
• 있다: to exist
• ~보다: comparative particle

Questions & Answers about sinmun gisaboda radio inteobyuga deo pyeonhage neukkyeojil ttaedo isseo.

What does 보다 mean here?

Here, 보다 means than and marks the standard of comparison.

So in:

신문 기사보다 라디오 인터뷰가 더 편하게 느껴질 때도 있어

신문 기사보다 = than newspaper articles
It sets up what the radio interview is being compared to.

This 보다 is a particle, not the verb 보다 meaning to see/look/watch.

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Why is 더 used if 보다 already shows a comparison?

더 means more, so it strengthens and makes the comparison explicit.

• 신문 기사보다 라디오 인터뷰가 편하게 느껴져
  = A radio interview feels comfortable/easy compared with a newspaper article.

• 신문 기사보다 라디오 인터뷰가 더 편하게 느껴져
  = A radio interview feels more comfortable/easy than a newspaper article.

In Korean, 보다 and 더 are very commonly used together in comparisons.

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Why does 라디오 인터뷰 take 가?

라디오 인터뷰가 marks radio interview as the subject of 느껴지다.

The thing that is being felt in a certain way is 라디오 인터뷰. So:

• 신문 기사보다 = than newspaper articles
• 라디오 인터뷰가 = radio interviews
• 더 편하게 느껴질 때도 있어 = can sometimes feel easier/more comfortable

So the sentence structure is basically:

[Compared to newspaper articles], [radio interviews] sometimes feel easier.

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