Breakdown of i sajini bogoseo-e deureogamyeon deo joha boyeoyo.
~에~e
destination particle
~이~i
subject particle
이i
this
사진sajin
photo
Questions & Answers about i sajini bogoseo-e deureogamyeon deo joha boyeoyo.
Why is 사진 marked with 이 in 이 사진이?
이/가 is the subject marker. Here, 이 사진이 means this photo as the thing being talked about—the thing that will look better if it is included.
So the structure is roughly:
- 이 사진이 = this photo + subject marker
- 보고서에 들어가면 = if it goes into / is included in the report
- 더 좋아 보여요 = looks better
A learner might expect 은/는, but 이/가 is very natural here because the speaker is focusing on this photo as the item that produces the better result.
What does 보고서에 mean, and why is it 에?
보고서에 means in the report or into the report.
The particle 에 is used here because 들어가다 often works with a place/container/destination marked by 에:
- 방에 들어가다 = go into a room
- 상자에 들어가다 = go into a box
- 보고서에 들어가다 = go into a report
In this sentence, 들어가다 is being used in the sense of be included / be inserted. So 보고서에 들어가면 means if it is included in the report.
Does 들어가다 literally mean to go in? Why is it used for a photo in a report?