i oreumagi saenggakboda hwolssin gireo.

This uphill stretch is much longer than expected.

Breakdown of i oreumagi saenggakboda hwolssin gireo.

• 이: this
• 길다: long
• 훨씬: much
• 생각보다: than expected

Questions & Answers about i oreumagi saenggakboda hwolssin gireo.

Why are there two 이’s in 이 오르막이?

They are doing two different jobs.

• The first 이 means this.
• The second -이 is the subject particle attached to 오르막.

So:

• 이 오르막 = this uphill / this incline
• 이 오르막이 = this uphill
  • is the subject of the sentence

A native-English-style breakdown would be:

• 이 = this
• 오르막 = uphill slope / incline
• -이 = subject marker

So the sentence starts with As for this uphill stretch... or more naturally This uphill stretch...

What does 오르막 mean exactly?

오르막 means an uphill slope, incline, or uphill stretch.

It refers to the part of a road, path, or hill that goes upward.

Examples:

• 오르막이 많아. = There are a lot of uphill sections.
• 오르막길 = uphill road/path

In this sentence, 오르막 is basically the thing being described as long.

Is 오르막 different from 오르막길?