jiyeoksahoega ibeon haengsareul gati junbihaeyo.

지역사회 means the local community or the community in a particular area.

• 지역 = region / area
• 사회 = society / community

Together, 지역사회 is a common word for the community as a social group in a local area, not just a physical place.

가 is the subject particle. It marks 지역사회 as the subject of the sentence.

So:

• 지역사회가 = the local community (as the subject)

A learner often compares this with 지역사회는. The difference is:

• 가: more neutral, often presents the subject as the main actor in this sentence
• 는: often adds a topic nuance, contrast, or “as for...”

In this sentence, 지역사회가 이번 행사를 같이 준비해요 simply focuses on the local community as the one doing the preparing.

이번 means this time, this, or this upcoming/current one, depending on context.

Here it modifies 행사:

• 이번 행사 = this event

It is very commonly used before nouns:

• 이번 주 = this week
• 이번 달 = this month
• 이번 시험 = this exam / this test

So 이번 행사를 means this event as the object of the verb.

를 is the object particle. It marks 행사 as the direct object of 준비해요.

So:

• 행사 = event
• 행사를 = event + object marker

The thing being prepared is the event, so it takes 를.

같이 means together.

In this sentence, it shows that the preparing is done jointly. Depending on context, it can suggest:

• the community members are preparing it together
• the community is preparing it together with others

Usually, without extra context, it most naturally sounds like the community is working together on the event.

A close synonym is 함께:

• 같이 = together
• 함께 = together (a little more formal/written-sounding in some contexts)

Both would work here.

Korean usually follows Subject–Object–Verb order.

This sentence breaks down as:

• 지역사회가 = the local community (subject)
• 이번 행사를 = this event (object)
• 같이 = together
• 준비해요 = prepares / is preparing / will prepare

So the structure is basically:

Subject + Object + Adverb + Verb

That is very normal in Korean.

The dictionary form is 준비하다, which means to prepare.

It is made from:

• 준비 = preparation
• 하다 = to do

So literally, it is something like to do preparation, but in natural English it is just to prepare.

The form 준비해요 is the present polite form.

This is a very common pattern with 하다 verbs.

1. Start with 준비하다
2. Remove 다 → 준비하
3. 하 + 여요 contracts to 해요

So:

• 준비하다 → 준비하여요 → 준비해요

This same pattern appears in many other verbs:

• 공부하다 → 공부해요
• 일하다 → 일해요
• 청소하다 → 청소해요

In Korean, the present tense often covers:

• present actions
• habitual actions
• planned or scheduled future actions

So 준비해요 can mean:

• prepare
• are preparing
• will prepare

The exact timing depends on context.

In this sentence, if the event has not happened yet, 준비해요 can still sound perfectly natural, like The local community is preparing this event together or will prepare this event together.

준비해요 is in the standard polite style (often called 해요체).

It is:

• polite
• natural in everyday conversation
• appropriate in many normal situations

A more formal version would be:

• 지역사회가 이번 행사를 같이 준비합니다.

So:

• 준비해요 = polite, conversational
• 준비합니다 = more formal, official, or presentation-like

Yes. 함께 can replace 같이 here.

• 지역사회가 이번 행사를 같이 준비해요.
• 지역사회가 이번 행사를 함께 준비해요.

Both mean basically the same thing: The local community prepares the event together.

A small nuance:

• 같이 often feels a bit more everyday and conversational
• 함께 can sound slightly more formal or polished

But both are very common and natural.

By itself, it is a little open to interpretation, because 같이 just means together.

Most naturally, it suggests:

• the community members are working together to prepare the event

If you want to clearly say together with us, together with the residents, etc., Korean often adds that explicitly:

• 지역사회가 주민들과 같이 이번 행사를 준비해요. = The local community prepares this event together with the residents.

So the original sentence is slightly broad, but in most contexts it simply means they are preparing it collaboratively.

Yes, absolutely.

• 지역사회가 이번 행사를 준비해요. = The local community prepares this event.

Adding 같이 emphasizes the idea of doing it together. Without it, the sentence is still correct, but the collaborative nuance is weaker or absent.

So:

• without 같이: neutral statement
• with 같이: highlights cooperation

Yes, this is a word learners often want help with.

지역사회가 is written as:

• 지-역-사-회-가

In actual speech, 사회 is often pronounced close to 사훼 in standard pronunciation, so the whole phrase may sound roughly like:

• 지역사훼가

You do not need to overthink it at first, but it helps to know that Korean pronunciation sometimes changes a bit from the spelling, especially with combinations like 회.