ijeongpyoe uri mokjeokjiga jeokhyeo isseo.

Our destination is written on the trail signpost.

Breakdown of ijeongpyoe uri mokjeokjiga jeokhyeo isseo.

• 있다: to be
• 우리: our
• 적히다: to be written
• 이정표: the trail signpost

Questions & Answers about ijeongpyoe uri mokjeokjiga jeokhyeo isseo.

What does 이정표 mean here?

이정표 means a signpost, road sign, or direction sign. It is the thing that shows directions or place names.

So in this sentence, 이정표에 means on the signpost or on the road sign.

Why is the particle 에 used in 이정표에?

Here, 에 marks the location where something is written.

So:

• 이정표에 = on the signpost
• 벽에 적혀 있어 = it is written on the wall
• 종이에 적혀 있어 = it is written on the paper

Even though English often uses on, Korean commonly uses 에 for the place where something exists or appears.

Why is it 우리 목적지가 and not 우리 목적지를?

Because 목적지 is the thing that is in the state of being written, so it is the subject of 적혀 있어.

Breakdown:

• 우리 목적지 = our destination
• -가 = subject marker
• 적혀 있어 = is written

So the structure is basically:

• Our destination
  • is written
    • on the signpost

If you used 목적지를, it would sound like someone writes our destination, which is a different structure.