neohuineun deungsanro-eseo gidaryeo.

너희 means you guys / you all / you plural. It is the plural form built from 너 (you).

The particle -는 marks the topic, so 너희는 is something like:

• as for you guys
• you guys, ...

In this sentence, it helps set you all apart from someone else, either explicitly or implicitly. For example, it can feel like:

• You guys wait on the hiking trail.
• As for you guys, wait on the trail.

Both are possible in Korean, but they do slightly different jobs.

• -는 = topic marker
• -가 = subject marker

In 너희는 등산로에서 기다려, -는 sounds like the speaker is saying, as for you guys, wait there—often with a contrastive feeling.

Possible implied contrast:

• 너희는 등산로에서 기다려. 나는 차 가지고 올게.
  • You guys wait on the trail. I’ll bring the car.

If you used 너희가, it would focus more on you guys as the subject itself, rather than setting you up as the topic. In everyday commands like this, -는 is very natural.

등산로 means hiking trail or mountain trail.

It is made from:

• 등산 = mountain climbing / hiking
• 로 = road / path / route

Then -에서 is attached:

• 등산로에서 = at/on the hiking trail

So this part tells you where the waiting should happen.

This is a very common learner question.

In Korean:

• -에 often marks a destination, time, or location of existence
• -에서 often marks the place where an action happens

Since 기다리다 (to wait) is an action, Korean usually uses -에서 for the place where that action is carried out.

So:

• 등산로에서 기다려 = Wait on the hiking trail

Compare:

• 집에 있어 = Be at home
  (있다 is existence/state, so -에)
• 집에서 기다려 = Wait at home
  (기다리다 is an action, so -에서)

Yes. Here 기다려 is the informal, casual command form of 기다리다 (to wait).

So 기다려 means:

• Wait.

In this sentence:

• 너희는 등산로에서 기다려.
  • You guys wait on the hiking trail.

It can also sound like a casual instruction, not necessarily a harsh order. Tone matters a lot.

This is due to a common contraction in Korean verb conjugation.

The dictionary form is 기다리다.
If you remove -다, you get 기다리-.

With the ending -어, it would historically be:

• 기다리어

But in natural modern Korean, this contracts to:

• 기다려

This kind of contraction is very common with verbs ending in -리다, -기다, etc.

So:

• 기다리어 → 기다려

The contracted form is the normal one in everyday Korean.

No, it is casual / informal.

기다려 is used with:

• close friends
• younger people
• children
• people you can speak casually to

If you want to say it more politely, you could say:

• 너희는 등산로에서 기다려요.
  • casual-polite
• 등산로에서 기다리세요.
  • more polite command

Also, be careful with 너희. Saying you directly in Korean can sometimes sound blunt depending on the situation. In many real conversations, Korean often omits the subject if it is clear.

Yes, very often.

Korean frequently leaves out subjects when they are understood from context. So a very natural version could simply be:

• 등산로에서 기다려.
  • Wait on the hiking trail.

Adding 너희는 is useful when:

• you want to make clear that it is you guys
• you want contrast
• there are multiple groups or people involved

So the full sentence is grammatically fine, but in real speech Korean often drops the subject unless there is a reason to include it.

In this sentence, it is understood as an imperative/command because of context.

The form 기다려 can sometimes look the same as the casual present-style ending, but in actual use, intonation and context tell you what it means.

For example:

• 여기서 기다려.
  • Wait here. (command)
• 왜 여기서 기다려?
  • Why are you waiting here? (statement/question context)

So the form itself can overlap, but in 너희는 등산로에서 기다려, it clearly functions as a command or instruction.

It is natural, but it can sound direct because:

• 너희 is explicit
• 기다려 is casual command form

That is not wrong at all. It just depends on the relationship and situation.

It sounds fine if:

• the speaker is talking to friends
• the speaker is older and talking to younger people
• the situation is casual and straightforward

If you wanted a softer or more natural everyday version, depending on context, you might hear:

• 등산로에서 기다려.
• 너희는 거기서 기다려.
• 등산로에서 기다려 줘.
  (Please wait on the trail; slightly softer)

So the original sentence is natural, but the tone is definitely casual and somewhat direct.