Breakdown of giri manhi makhyeoseo jogeum neujeul geos gatayo.
~이~i
subject particle
늦다neutda
late
많이manhi
a lot
조금jogeum
a little
Questions & Answers about giri manhi makhyeoseo jogeum neujeul geos gatayo.
What does 길이 많이 막혀서 literally mean?
Literally, it means something like:
- 길이 = the road / the roads / traffic route
- 많이 = a lot
- 막혀서 = being blocked, so...
In natural English, 길이 많이 막혀서 usually means the traffic is really bad or the roads are very congested.
Even though 길 literally means road or way, in everyday Korean this expression often refers to traffic conditions, not just a physical road being blocked.
Why is it 길이 and not 길을?
Because 길 is the thing being described as being in a blocked state.
- 이/가 marks the subject
- 을/를 marks the object
Here, 막히다 means to be blocked / to get congested, so 길 is not the object of someone’s action. It is the subject experiencing that state.
So:
- 길이 막히다 = the road is blocked / traffic is jammed
If you used 길을, it would suggest the road is the object of another verb, which is not what this sentence is doing.
What is the role of 많이 here?