Breakdown of geu huwonjaneun aideurege sarangeul boyeo jwosseoyo.
Questions & Answers about geu huwonjaneun aideurege sarangeul boyeo jwosseoyo.
그 literally means that, but in real Korean it often points to someone already known from the context. Because of that, 그 후원자 can be translated as either:
- that sponsor
- the sponsor
If the person has already been mentioned, English often sounds more natural with the sponsor even though Korean uses 그.
The particle -는 marks the topic of the sentence.
So 후원자는 means something like:
- as for the sponsor
- the sponsor, ...
It sets up 후원자 as the thing the sentence is about.
If you used 후원자가, the sentence would sound more like it is introducing or emphasizing the subject itself. Compare:
후원자는 아이들에게 사랑을 보여 줬어요.
As for the sponsor, they showed love to the children.후원자가 아이들에게 사랑을 보여 줬어요.
The sponsor showed love to the children. / It was the sponsor who showed love to the children.
Both are possible, but -는 gives a topic/comment feeling.