jeo deungsangaegege mokjeokjikkaji gireul dasi mureoboja.

that

Breakdown of jeo deungsangaegege mokjeokjikkaji gireul dasi mureoboja.

• 다시: again
• 물어보다: to ask
• 길: directions

Questions & Answers about jeo deungsangaegege mokjeokjikkaji gireul dasi mureoboja.

What does 저 mean here? Does it mean I?

Here, 저 means that and modifies the noun 등산객.

So 저 등산객 = that hiker / that mountaineer over there.

This is different from the pronoun 저 meaning I/me in humble speech. You can tell the difference by position:

• 저 등산객 → that hiker (저 is a determiner before a noun)
• 저는 학생이에요 → I am a student (저 is a pronoun by itself)

In this sentence, because 저 comes directly before 등산객, it clearly means that.

Why is 에게 used after 등산객?

에게 marks the person to whom an action is directed. With 묻다 / 물어보다, it marks the person you ask.

So:

• 등산객에게 물어보다 = ask the hiker
• more literally, ask to the hiker

A natural English translation does not usually say ask to, but Korean uses 에게 to mark that target person.

You may also see:

• 한테 — more casual
• 께 — honorific, used for someone deserving respect

For example:

• 친구한테 물어보자 = Let’s ask a friend.
• 선생님께 물어보세요 = Please ask the teacher.

Why does Korean say 길을 물어보다? Why is 길 the object?