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Sentence explanations

1. 신청서 작성을 끝냈어요.

   I finished the form.

   신청서

   application form

   작성

   writing; filling out

   끝냈어요

   finished it

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   신청서 means “application form.” It is a noun; 신청 relates to applying/requesting, while 서 here helps form a document noun. The sentence identifies the document being completed, without stating anything about how many forms there are. 작성 means “writing” or “filling out” in the context of a document. It is a noun often used in the pattern 작성하다 (“to write/fill out”) or 작성 + 을, where 을 marks 작성 as the object of the next verb. Here, 작성을 is therefore “the writing/filling out” as the thing that was finished. Example: 신청서를 작성해요. — “I fill out an application form.” 끝냈어요 comes from 끝내다, “to finish” or “bring to an end.” The ending -었어요 marks a completed past event in polite 해요-style speech, so 끝냈어요 means “finished.” 끝내다 is transitive: someone finishes something. This contrasts with 끝났어요, from 끝나다, “ended,” which describes something coming to an end rather than someone finishing it. Example: 숙제를 끝냈어요. — “I finished my homework.” Together, 신청서 작성을 names the action of filling out the application form, and 끝냈어요 says that the speaker completed that action: “I finished filling out the application form.” Korean does not need to state the subject here; the polite verb form is compatible with the intended first-person translation “I.”

2. 다음 걷기 행사에 참여할 수 있어요?

   Can we join the next walking event?

   다음

   next

   걷기

   walking

   행사

   event

   참여할

   join / participate

   수 있어요?

   can / be able to

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   다음 means “next” here and comes before the noun it describes: 다음 행사 = “the next event.” It can also mean “following” in time or order. Example: 다음 주에 만나요. — “Let’s meet next week.” 걷기 means “walking” here. It is the noun made from the verb 걷다 (“to walk”) with -기, a useful way to turn an action into a noun. 걷기 does not mean that someone is currently walking; it names the activity. Example: 걷기를 좋아해요. — “I like walking.” 행사 means “event,” such as an organized public or social event. It is a noun and can be used with other modifiers: 학교 행사 means “a school event.” Example: 행사가 토요일에 있어요. — “There is an event on Saturday.” 참여할 comes from the verb 참여하다, “to participate” or “to join.” The form 참여할 is 참여하- plus -ㄹ, the form used before 수 in the possibility pattern -(으)ㄹ 수 있다. In this sentence, 참여할 수 있다 means “can participate” rather than simply “participate.” Example: 회의에 참여할 수 있어요. — “I can participate in the meeting.” 수 있어요? completes the pattern -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요?, literally expressing whether there is a possibility or ability to do something. 수 is a dependent noun meaning “possibility” in this construction, and 있어요 is the polite present form of 있다, “to exist” or “to be available.” The question asks whether the action is possible; the Korean subject is omitted, while the fixed translation identifies the intended subject as “we.” Example: 오늘 만날 수 있어요? — “Can we meet today?” Together, 다음 걷기 행사 is “the next walking event,” and 참여할 수 있어요? asks whether participation is possible. The whole utterance therefore means, “Can we join the next walking event?”

3. 네, 다음 걷기 행사에 참여할 수 있어요.

   Yes, you can join the next walking event.

   네

   Yes

   다음

   next

   걷기

   walking

   행사

   event

   참여할

   participate; join

   수 있어요

   can; be able to

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   네 means “yes” here. It is a common affirmative response in Korean; the exact level of formality depends on the surrounding speech style. 다음 means “next” and comes before the noun it modifies. It can be reused in patterns such as 다음 주 (“next week”) and 다음 기회 (“the next opportunity”). 걷기 means “walking” here. It is formed from 걷다 (“to walk”) with -기, which turns a verb into a noun-like activity or action. For example, 걷기가 좋아요 can mean “Walking is good” or “I like walking,” depending on context. 행사 means “event.” The phrase 걷기 행사 is a noun combination meaning “walking event”: 걷기 specifies the type of 행사. A different activity can be substituted, such as 음악 행사 (“music event”). 참여할 comes from 참여하다 (“to participate; to take part”) and has the form 참여하- + -ㄹ. Here, -ㄹ links the verb to the following possibility construction. 참여하다 is a verb meaning “to take part”; 참가하다 is a related but separate verb often used for taking part in an event. 수 있어요 is part of the polite possibility pattern -(으)ㄹ 수 있다, meaning “can” or “be able to.” In 참여할 수 있어요, 참여할 supplies the action and 수 있어요 expresses that the action is possible. For example, 오늘 만날 수 있어요 means “I can meet you today.” The polite negative pattern is -(으)ㄹ 수 없어요, meaning “cannot.” Together, 다음 걷기 행사 means “the next walking event,” and 참여할 수 있어요 means “can participate” or “can join.” Korean commonly leaves the subject unspoken here; the fixed translation identifies it as “you.” With the opening 네, the complete utterance means “Yes, you can join the next walking event.”

4. 무언가 가져가야 해요?

   Should we bring anything?

   무언가

   anything; something unspecified

   가져가야 해요?

   need to take or bring?

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   무언가 refers to an unspecified thing. In this question, the fixed translation gives the natural English equivalent “anything.” It can stand as a noun-like pronoun; 무언가를 adds the object particle 를, while the particle is omitted in the observed utterance. Example: 무언가 필요해요. — “I need something.” 가져가야 해요? is built from 가져가다, “to take” or “to bring,” and the necessity pattern -아/어야 하다. The form is 가져가다 → 가져가야 하다, and in polite speech the final 하다 appears as 해요: 가져가야 해요. The direction expressed by 가져가다 can be translated as “take” or, from the relevant viewpoint, “bring”; here the fixed translation establishes “bring.” 가져오다 is a related contrast meaning “to bring toward here,” as shown in the separate example 물병을 가져오세요. — “Please bring a water bottle.” As a question, 가져가야 해요? asks whether the necessity applies. Korean does not state the subject in this utterance; the fixed translation supplies the intended subject “we.” The question therefore asks whether the speakers need to bring something, not who is required to do it. Together, 무언가 and 가져가야 해요? produce the meaning “Should we bring anything?”

5. 물병을 가져오세요.

   Please bring a water bottle.

   물병

   water bottle

   가져오세요

   please bring

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   물병 means “water bottle.” It is a noun compound of 물 (“water”) and 병 (“bottle”), and the whole compound names the container rather than the water itself. In this sentence, 물병을 marks the water bottle as the object of the action; 을 is the object particle used after a noun ending in a consonant. For example, 책을 읽어요 means “I read a book,” with 책을 marking “a book” as the object. 가져오세요 means “please bring.” Its base form is 가져오다, “to bring” or “to bring along,” and the form here combines that verb with the polite request ending -(으)세요. The 오다 part gives the direction toward the relevant speaker or place, contrasting with 가져가다, “to take” something away. For example, 우산을 가져오세요 means “Please bring an umbrella.” Together, 물병을 (“a water bottle” as the object) and 가져오세요 (“please bring”) form the polite request “Please bring a water bottle.” The sentence requests the action but does not specify a particular bottle.

6. 큰 가방은 데스크에 맡길 수 있어요.

   You can leave a large bag at the desk.

   큰

   large; big

   가방

   bag

   데스크

   desk

   맡길

   leave; deposit

   수 있어요

   can; be possible

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   큰 describes 가방 as large. It is the noun-modifying form of 크다 (“to be big/large”): 크다 → 큰 + noun. For example, 큰 집 means “a large house.” 가방 means “bag.” Here, 은 marks 가방 as the topic, giving the structure “as for a large bag…”. The topic marker 은 follows a noun ending in a consonant; 는 is used after a vowel-ending noun. 데스크 means “desk.” The following 에 marks the place or destination relevant to the action, so 데스크에 means “at/to the desk” in this context. For example, 학교에 가요 means “I go to school”; the natural English translation of 에 depends on the verb. 맡길 comes from 맡기다, meaning “to leave something in someone’s care” or “to deposit something.” Before 수, this verb uses the form 맡길: 맡기다 → 맡기- → 맡길. This is the form used in the possibility construction. For example, 짐을 맡길 수 있어요 means “You can leave your luggage.” 수 있어요 completes the pattern 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요, meaning “can do” or “it is possible to do.” After a vowel-ending verb stem, -ㄹ 수 있어요 is used; after most consonant-ending stems, -을 수 있어요 is used. A stem ending in ㄹ uses the -ㄹ 수 pattern without adding another ㄹ, as in 살 수 있어요 (“can live”). 어요 is the polite sentence ending here. Together, 큰 가방은 sets up “a large bag” as the topic, 데스크에 맡길 describes leaving it at the desk, and 수 있어요 expresses possibility. The complete meaning is “You can leave a large bag at the desk.”

7. 작은 물병을 가지고 있어요.

   I have a small water bottle with me.

   작은

   small

   물병

   water bottle

   가지고 있어요

   have; be carrying

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   작은 means “small” here and is the form placed before a noun. It comes from the descriptive verb 작다 (“to be small”): 작다 is the basic form, while 작은 is its noun-modifying form. The related opposite is 큰, from 크다 (“to be big”); for example, 큰 가방 means “a large bag.” 물병 means “water bottle.” It is a noun formed from 물 (“water”) and 병 (“bottle”), and it can be used directly as the object of another expression: 물병을 가져와요 means “Bring a water bottle.” The object marker 을 appears after 물병 in the sentence. 가지고 있어요 expresses having or keeping something with oneself in the relevant situation. It is based on 가지다 (“to have, possess”) with -고 있다, which presents a state as continuing; 있어요 is the polite present form of 있다. In this utterance, the fixed translation supports the practical sense “have/carry with me,” not merely ownership. For example, 우산을 가지고 있어요 means “I have an umbrella with me.” Together, 작은 물병을 means “a small water bottle” as the object, and 가지고 있어요 says that the speaker has or is carrying it. The whole utterance means: “I have a small water bottle with me.” This is a polite, everyday -요-style statement.

8. 시작하기 전에 제 가방을 여기에 맡길게요.

   I will leave my bag here before we start.

   시작하기

   starting

   전에

   before

   제

   my

   가방

   bag

   여기에

   here

   맡길게요

   I’ll leave it

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   시작하기 means “starting” here. The base verb is 시작하다 (“to start”), and -기 turns the verb into a noun-like form that can occur before 전에: V-기 전에 = “before doing V.” Example: 먹기 전에 손을 씻어요. — “I wash my hands before eating.” 전에 means “before” in this time expression. 전 means “before/prior,” and 에 marks the relevant time or point; after a verb made noun-like with -기, the reusable pattern is V-기 전에. 제 means “my” in a polite first-person possessive expression. It is the contracted form of 저의; 저 is the humble/polite first-person pronoun and 의 marks possession. The form 제 does not itself state how many bags there are. 가방 means “bag.” It is a noun and can be used directly after a possessive such as 제: 제 가방 = “my bag.” 여기에 means “here,” specifically “at/in this place.” It combines 여기 (“here”) with the location particle 에. The particle marks the place connected with the leaving or depositing action; it is not part of the noun 가방. 맡길게요 expresses that the speaker will leave or entrust something, with a speaker-oriented intention or commitment. Its base verb is 맡기다 (“to leave something in someone’s care,” “to entrust,” or “to deposit”), and -ㄹ게요 is attached after a vowel-final stem such as 맡기-: 맡길게요. This ending commonly presents the speaker’s willingness or intention to do something, often with the listener’s situation in mind. It is different from simply describing a future event with -ㄹ 거예요. Example: 이 가방을 맡길게요. — “I’ll leave this bag here / in your care.” The exact English choice depends on the place and the person or facility receiving responsibility, but the Korean verb centers on leaving something entrusted rather than merely putting it down. Together, 시작하기 전에 sets the time as “before we start,” 제 가방을 identifies “my bag” as the object, 여기에 identifies this place, and 맡길게요 presents the speaker’s intention to leave or entrust it. The whole utterance therefore means: “I will leave my bag here before we start.”

9. 기대하고 있어요.

   I am looking forward to it.

   기대하고 있어요

   I am looking forward to it.

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   기대하고 있어요 is built from 기대하다, meaning “to expect” or, as intended here, “to look forward to,” plus -고 있다, which presents an action or state as ongoing. In this sentence, the speaker is currently in a state of anticipation. 기대하다 is the base form. Its stem combines with -고 as 기대하고; the 하 is part of the verb form and should not be treated as a separate verb meaning “do” in this expression. For example: 여행을 기대해요. — “I look forward to the trip.” 있어요 is the polite present form of 있다 (“to exist” or “to be”). In -고 있어요, it helps express an ongoing situation. The polite ending makes the utterance suitable for ordinary respectful conversation. The subject is omitted because Korean often leaves it understood from context. The object of anticipation is also not stated in the Korean sentence; the fixed translation identifies it only as “it,” without specifying what “it” refers to. Together, 기대하고 있어요 means “I am looking forward to it.” The phrase is a polite, reusable way to describe the speaker’s present anticipation of an understood event, experience, or outcome.