jawonbongsajaga gibu mulpumeul meonjeo bunryuhaeyo.

The sentence breaks down like this:

• 자원봉사자가 = the volunteer
  • subject marker -가
• 기부 물품을 = donated goods / donation items
  • object marker -을
• 먼저 = first
• 분류해요 = sorts / is sorting

So the structure is basically:

subject + object + adverb + verb

Korean often puts the verb at the end.

-가 is a subject marker. It marks 자원봉사자 as the person doing the action.

So:

• 자원봉사자 = volunteer
• 자원봉사자가 = the volunteer as the subject

In this sentence, it tells you that the volunteer is the one who sorts the items.

Both are possible in Korean, but they feel a little different.

• -가 focuses more directly on the subject itself
• -는 marks the topic and can sound more general or contrastive

So:

• 자원봉사자가 기부 물품을 먼저 분류해요.
  = The volunteer sorts the donated items first.
  This simply presents the volunteer as the subject.

• 자원봉사자는 기부 물품을 먼저 분류해요.
  = As for the volunteer, they sort the donated items first.
  This can sound like you are talking about the volunteer as a topic, or possibly contrasting them with someone else.

For a learner, the safest first understanding is:

• -가 = subject focus
• -는 = topic / contrast

기부 물품 is a noun phrase meaning donated goods, donation items, or items for donation, depending on context.

It is made of:

• 기부 = donation, donating
• 물품 = goods, items, supplies

Together, 기부 물품 refers to items connected with donation. In many contexts, it means goods that were donated.

Also, 물품 sounds a bit more formal or administrative than 물건. So this sentence has a slightly practical, organized feel, like something you might hear in a volunteer or charity setting.

-을 is the object marker. It shows that 기부 물품 is the thing being acted on.

So in this sentence:

• the volunteer = does the action
• the donated items = receive the action of sorting

Because 물품 ends in a consonant, it takes -을.

If a noun ends in a vowel, it usually takes -를 instead.

For example:

• 책을 = book + object marker
• 사과를 = apple + object marker

먼저 is an adverb meaning first. In Korean, adverbs usually come before the verb they modify.

So:

• 먼저 분류해요 = sort first

That is very natural Korean word order.

You can also move 먼저 around somewhat, as long as it stays before the verb. For example:

• 자원봉사자가 먼저 기부 물품을 분류해요.
• 자원봉사자가 기부 물품을 먼저 분류해요.

Both are natural. The difference is mostly about what you want to emphasize slightly.

The dictionary form is 분류하다, which means to classify or to sort.

This is a 하다 verb:

• dictionary form: 분류하다
• polite present form: 분류해요

This happens because 하다 changes like this:

• 하다
• 하여요
• 해요

So 분류하다 becomes 분류해요 in everyday polite speech.

Korean present-tense forms often cover more than one English meaning.

So 분류해요 can mean:

• sorts
• is sorting
• sometimes even will sort, depending on context

For example:

• If you are describing someone’s job or routine, it can mean sorts
• If you are describing what is happening now, it can mean is sorting

Korean relies heavily on context, so one form can match several English tenses.

분류해요 is in the polite standard style, often called the -해요 style.

It is:

• polite
• natural in everyday conversation
• less formal than 분류합니다
• more polite than casual 분류해

So it is a very common and useful form for learners.

Quick comparison:

• 분류해 = casual
• 분류해요 = polite everyday speech
• 분류합니다 = formal

Not as rigidly as in English. Korean word order is more flexible because particles show each noun’s role.

This sentence uses the very common pattern:

subject + object + adverb + verb

But Korean can sometimes rearrange parts for emphasis, as long as the verb stays near the end and the particles make the roles clear.

For example, these can all be natural in the right context:

• 자원봉사자가 기부 물품을 먼저 분류해요.
• 자원봉사자가 먼저 기부 물품을 분류해요.
• 기부 물품을 자원봉사자가 먼저 분류해요.

They all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis changes a little.

It is commonly pronounced close to 불류해요.

That is because in 분류:

• the written form is 분류
• the pronunciation changes due to Korean sound rules

A helpful rough guide is:

• 분류해요 → 불류해요

And in the full sentence, 물품을 is often pronounced close to 물푸믈.

So a rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:

자원봉사자가 기부 물푸믈 먼저 불류해요

This is only a pronunciation guide, not a spelling change.

Yes, very often.

In natural Korean conversation, if the subject is already clear, people often leave it out. Particles can also sometimes be dropped, especially in casual speech.

So in context, you might hear something shorter like:

• 기부 물품 먼저 분류해요.

But in textbook-style example sentences, the subject and particles are usually included because they make the grammar clear.

So this sentence is a good full form for learning:

• 자원봉사자가 clearly shows the subject
• 기부 물품을 clearly shows the object

You could, but volunteer is usually the most natural English translation.

• 자원봉사자 = volunteer
• 자원봉사 = volunteer work / volunteering
• -자 often refers to a person connected with an action or role

So 자원봉사자 literally has the idea of a person who does volunteer work, but in normal English, volunteer is the best choice.