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1. 일기예보에 따르면 야외 행사 동안 강한 바람이 계속 불 거예요.

   The forecast says strong winds will continue during the outdoor event.

   일기예보

   weather forecast

   에 따르면

   according to

   야외

   outdoor

   행사

   event

   동안

   during

   강한

   strong

   바람

   wind

   계속

   continuously

   불

   blow

   거예요

   future/prediction pattern

   More detail

   일기예보 means “weather forecast” here. It is a noun that can be reused in phrases such as 일기예보를 확인하다 (“check the weather forecast”). 에 따르면 means “according to.” The pattern N에 따르면 attributes information to a source: 뉴스에 따르면 비가 와요 means “According to the news, it is raining.” Here, 에 combines with 따르다 in this fixed source-attribution expression. 야외 means “outdoors” or “outdoor.” It commonly modifies a noun directly: 야외 활동 means “outdoor activity.” 행사 means “event.” In 야외 행사, it is the event being held outdoors. 행사에 참석하다 means “attend an event.” 동안 marks a time span meaning “during” or “for the duration of.” The pattern N 동안 places it after the noun naming the period: 회의 동안 means “during the meeting.” 강한 means “strong” in this sentence and modifies 바람 (“wind”). It is the attributive form of the adjective 강하다: 강하다 → 강한 before a noun. For example, 강한 비 means “heavy rain” or literally “strong rain,” depending on context. The form 강한 describes the wind; it is not an inflection of 바람. 바람 means “wind.” In this sentence it is the thing that blows. A useful related expression is 바람이 불다, “the wind blows.” 계속 means “continuously” in this sentence. As an adverb, it indicates that the blowing goes on rather than stopping: 계속 공부하다 means “continue studying.” 불 is the form of the verb 불다, “to blow,” used before the future/prediction pattern -(으)ㄹ 거예요. Because 불다 has a stem ending in ㄹ, the result is 불 거예요; the future ending does not appear as an additional visible ㄹ here. This is not the noun “fire.” In 바람이 불어요, the same verb is used for “the wind blows.” 거예요 is the conversational form of 것이에요 in the pattern -(으)ㄹ 거예요. With a verb, this pattern commonly expresses a prediction or an expected future event. Here, 불 거예요 means “will blow” or “is expected to blow”; it does not by itself express a command. Together, 일기예보에 따르면 gives the information source, 야외 행사 동안 specifies the time period, and 강한 바람이 계속 불 거예요 says that strong wind is expected to keep blowing. The whole utterance means: “The forecast says strong winds will continue during the outdoor event.”

2. 그건 텐트와 음향 장비에 문제가 될 수 있어요.

   That could be a problem with tents and sound equipment.

   그건

   that

   텐트

   tent(s)

   와

   and

   음향 장비

   sound equipment

   에

   with / concerning

   문제

   problem

   될 수 있어요

   can be / could be

   More detail

   그건 means “that” here. It is the shortened spoken/written form of 그것은: 그것 (“that thing”) plus the topic marker 은, with the contraction 그것은 → 그건. The form marks “that” as the topic, but the fixed sentence does not independently identify exactly what “that” refers to. 텐트 is a noun meaning “tent.” Its plural meaning is possible from context; Korean nouns do not generally require a plural ending when the number is understood or irrelevant. Example: 텐트를 설치해요. — “We install a tent / tents.” 와 means “and” and connects 텐트 with the following noun phrase. After a noun ending in a vowel, Korean uses 와; after a consonant, the corresponding form is 과. Thus 텐트와 음향 장비 means “tents and sound equipment.” 음향 장비 is a noun phrase meaning “sound equipment”: 음향 relates to sound or acoustics, and 장비 means equipment. Korean commonly places a specifying noun before the main noun, so this phrase is understood as equipment for sound-related use. Example: 음향 장비를 준비했어요. — “We prepared the sound equipment.” 에 marks the target or affected area in this sentence. In 음향 장비에 문제가 되다, it identifies the sound equipment as the thing for which something can become a problem. The exact relation is supplied by the construction, not by translating 에 as one single English preposition in every context. 문제 is the noun “problem.” In the source it is followed by the subject marker 가, forming 문제가. The useful pattern is 문제가 되다, literally “become a problem,” used for something that causes difficulty or creates a problem. Example: 비가 문제가 될 수 있어요. — “Rain could be a problem.” 될 수 있어요 expresses possibility: 되다 (“become” or “be”) appears as 될 before 수, and -ㄹ 수 있다 means “can / be possible to.” The polite present form 있어요 gives the construction its polite ending. In this sentence, 될 수 있어요 means “could become” or “could be,” not a definite statement that it is already a problem. Compare 문제가 돼요 (“It is/becomes a problem”) with 문제가 될 수 있어요 (“It could be a problem”). Putting the parts together, 그건 sets “that” as the topic; 텐트와 음향 장비 names tents and sound equipment; 에 문제가 되다 presents something as a problem for that equipment; and -ㄹ 수 있어요 adds possibility. The whole utterance means: “That could be a problem with tents and sound equipment.”

3. 테이블은 고정할 수 있지만, 현수막을 설치하는 건 위험할 수도 있어요.

   We can secure the tables, but putting up the banner might be dangerous.

   테이블

   table

   고정할

   secure; fix in place

   수 있지만

   but can

   현수막

   banner

   설치하는 건

   putting it up

   위험할 수도 있어요

   might be dangerous

   More detail

   테이블 means “table” here. The topic form 테이블은 presents the table or tables as what the speaker is discussing; 은 itself does not mark singular or plural. 고정할 comes from the verb 고정하다, “to secure or fix in place.” It is the form used before 수 in 고정할 수 있다: 고정하다 → 고정할. This form does not mean an order to secure; the following construction expresses ability or possibility. 수 있지만 completes -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 and adds -지만. 고정할 수 있다 means “can secure,” while -지만 connects it to a contrasting point: “can secure ..., but ...” A reusable pattern is 동사-(으)ㄹ 수 있지만, .... 현수막 means “banner,” specifically the banner being discussed in the fixed translation. In this sentence it appears with the object marker 을 in 현수막을, showing what is put up. 설치하는 건 is a shortened form of 설치하는 것은. 설치하다 means “to install” or “to set up”; with a banner here, 현수막을 설치하다 is naturally “put up a banner.” The pattern 동사-는 것 turns an action into a noun-like expression, “the act of doing,” and 것은 is commonly shortened to 건 in speech. Thus 현수막을 설치하는 건 means “putting up the banner” as the topic of the next description. 위험할 수도 있어요 comes from 위험하다, “to be dangerous,” plus -(으)ㄹ 수도 있다, “might be” or “may also be.” The possibility construction makes the danger uncertain, rather than stating that it is definitely dangerous. 있어요 is the polite conversational form of 있다 here. A reusable example is 이 길은 위험할 수도 있어요. — “This road might be dangerous.” Together, 테이블은 고정할 수 있지만 says “the tables can be secured, but” and 현수막을 설치하는 건 위험할 수도 있어요 says “putting up the banner might be dangerous.” The complete meaning is: “We can secure the tables, but putting up the banner might be dangerous.” The ending is polite and suitable for ordinary conversation.

4. 원래 설치를 유지하는 것보다 안전이 더 중요해요.

   Safety matters more than keeping the original setup.

   원래

   originally; as it was

   설치

   installation; setup

   유지하는 것

   maintaining; keeping

   보다

   than; compared with

   안전

   safety

   더 중요해요

   is more important

   More detail

   원래 means “originally” or “as it was.” Here it describes the existing setup, so 원래 설치 means “the original setup/installation.” As an adverb, 원래 commonly comes before the word or phrase it describes. 설치 is the noun “installation” or “setup.” It is related to the verb 설치하다, “to install” or “to set up.” In this sentence, it refers to the setup that already exists, not the act of putting something up at this moment. 유지하는 것 means “keeping” or “maintaining.” The verb is 유지하다, “to maintain/keep,” and 유지하는 is its present attributive form. Adding 것 turns the verb phrase into a noun-like expression: 유지하는 것 = “the act of keeping” or simply “keeping.” Example: 이 상태를 유지하는 것이 좋아요. — “It is good to maintain this condition.” 보다 follows the thing used as the comparison standard. The pattern A보다 B means “B rather than A” or “B more than A.” Here, 원래 설치를 유지하는 것보다 means “than keeping the original setup.” 보다 is a comparison marker in this use, not the verb “to see.” 안전 is the noun “safety.” It is the subject of the comparison: safety is being evaluated against keeping the original setup. Example: 안전이 가장 중요해요. — “Safety is the most important thing.” 더 중요해요 means “is more important.” 중요해요 is the polite present form of 중요하다, “to be important,” and 더 adds the comparative meaning “more.” The adjective itself is 중요하다; 더 is a separate word that marks the higher degree. Example: 시간보다 안전이 더 중요해요. — “Safety is more important than time.” Together, 원래 설치를 유지하는 것보다 sets the comparison standard, and 안전이 더 중요해요 states the result. The whole utterance means: “Safety matters more than keeping the original setup.”

5. 행사를 취소할까요, 아니면 모든 걸 주민 회관으로 옮길까요?

   Should we cancel, or move everything to the community hall?

   행사를

   the event

   취소할까요

   shall we cancel?

   아니면

   or

   모든 걸

   everything

   주민 회관

   community hall

   옮길까요

   shall we move?

   More detail

   행사를 identifies the event as the object of the first action. 행사 means “event,” and -를 is the object marker used after a vowel-final noun. The form does not itself say who owns or organizes the event. 취소할까요 comes from 취소하다 (“to cancel”) plus -(으)ㄹ까요?. This ending asks about a proposed action, so here it means “shall we cancel?” rather than stating that cancellation will happen. The subject is understood from the shared situation as “we,” as reflected in the fixed translation. For example, 지금 출발할까요? means “Shall we leave now?” 아니면 introduces the alternative: “or, alternatively.” It links the cancellation proposal with the second proposal that follows. 모든 걸 means “everything.” 모든 modifies 것 (“thing”), and 것을 is commonly shortened in speech and writing to 걸; -을 marks that whole noun phrase as the object. Thus 모든 걸 is the object of the later verb, not of 취소할까요. For example, 모든 걸 준비했어요 means “I prepared everything.” 주민 회관 is a noun compound meaning “community hall” or “residents’ hall.” 주민 refers to residents, while 회관 is a hall or center used by a group or community. In this sentence, the destination is marked separately by the following -으로 in 주민 회관으로. 옮길까요 comes from 옮기다 (“to move” or “relocate”) plus -(으)ㄹ까요?. It proposes moving something, and 모든 걸 supplies the thing being moved. -으로 after 주민 회관 marks movement toward or to that destination: 주민 회관으로 옮기다 means “move to the community hall.” For example, 회의를 다른 방으로 옮길까요? means “Shall we move the meeting to another room?” Together, 행사를 취소할까요, 아니면 asks whether the group should cancel the event or choose an alternative. 모든 걸 주민 회관으로 옮길까요? proposes moving everything to the community hall instead. The complete utterance is therefore: “Should we cancel the event, or move everything to the community hall?”

6. 회관을 이용할 수 있다면 실내로 옮기는 게 더 나아요.

   Moving indoors is better if the hall is available.

   회관

   hall; community center

   이용할

   use

   수 있다면

   if possible

   실내

   indoors; inside

   옮기는 게

   moving

   더

   more

   나아요

   is better

   More detail

   회관 means a hall or community center. In this sentence, 회관을 marks the hall as the object of 이용하다; 을 is the object particle. 회관 is a noun, so the object can be reused with other verbs, for example 회관에 가요 means “I go to the hall.” 이용할 is the form of 이용하다 used before 수 있다: 이용하다 → 이용할 수 있다, “can use” or “it is possible to use.” The ending -ㄹ here is part of this possibility construction, not a past-tense marker. In 회관을 이용할 수 있다면, -다면 turns the possibility statement into a condition: “if it is possible to use the hall.” 실내 means “indoors” or “inside.” With the following particle -로, 실내로 indicates movement toward or into an indoor place: “indoors.” 실내 is a noun; the particle -로 adds the direction or destination meaning. 옮기는 게 is based on 옮기다, “to move” or “to transfer.” 옮기는 is the present attributive form, and 것이 is shortened in speech and writing to 게; together, 옮기는 게 means “moving” as the thing being evaluated. The object of 옮기다 is not stated in this sentence, so the phrase does not itself specify what is being moved. The preceding context discusses moving everything to the community hall, while the following context refers to an indoor option; these help establish the general relocation plan without changing the omitted object in this sentence. 더 means “more” and strengthens a comparison. It commonly appears with 낫다, “to be better”: 더 낫다 means “to be better.” 나아요 is the polite present form of 낫다, meaning “is better” here. 낫다 changes to 나아요 because its final ㅅ is dropped before the vowel-initial ending -아요. This form is different from 좋아요, “is good”; 나아요 compares options or situations and means that one is preferable. The sentence combines the condition 회관을 이용할 수 있다면, “if the hall can be used,” with the evaluated option 실내로 옮기는 게 더 나아요, “moving indoors is better.” Thus the whole utterance means: “Moving indoors is better if the hall is available.” This is a polite way to recommend that option while making the recommendation conditional on being able to use the hall.

7. 제가 주최자에게 전화해서 실내로 옮기는 방안을 물어볼게요.

   I can call the organizer and ask about the indoor option.

   제가

   I (subject)

   주최자

   organizer

   전화해서

   call and then

   실내로

   indoors

   옮기는

   moving

   방안

   plan; option

   물어볼게요

   will ask

   More detail

   제가 means “I” as the subject here. It is the contracted form of 저 (“I,” with humble/polite reference to oneself) plus the subject particle 가: 저 + 가 → 제가. This contrasts with 저는, which marks “I” as the topic. The form 제가 does not by itself specify anything about the number of other participants. 주최자 means “organizer.” It is a noun formed from 주최 (“hosting/organizing”) and 자 (“person”), but it is best learned here as the established noun “organizer.” The following 에게 marks the person toward whom the call or question is directed: 주최자에게 means “to the organizer.” 전화해서 comes from 전화하다, “to call by telephone,” plus -아서/어서, a connective ending. In this sentence it links two actions in sequence: “call [the organizer] and then ask.” The same connector can also express a reason in other contexts, so its exact relation comes from the surrounding meaning. Example: 친구에게 전화해서 물어봤어요. — “I called my friend and asked.” 실내로 means “indoors” or “to the indoor space.” 실내 is “indoors/an indoor area,” and -로 marks the direction or destination toward which something moves. Thus 실내로 옮기다 is “move [something] indoors.” The particle -로 has other uses as well, such as marking a means or method, but direction is the relevant use here. 옮기는 is the modifier form of 옮기다, “to move or relocate.” 옮기다 changes to 옮기는 when it describes a noun with an ongoing or general action: 옮기는 방안 means “a plan/option for moving.” This is not the past form; the modifier ending -는 presents the action as current, ongoing, or under consideration. 방안 means “plan,” “measure,” or “option” for dealing with a situation. In this sentence, 실내로 옮기는 방안 is “the option of moving indoors.” Do not confuse 방안 with 방 (“room”); the final -안 in 방안 is part of this noun’s meaning and does not mean that the word itself is “room.” 물어볼게요 is based on 물어보다, “to ask” or “inquire,” with -ㄹ게요. Here -ㄹ게요 presents the speaker’s intention or commitment: “I’ll ask” or, naturally in this context, “I can ask.” The polite sentence ending -요 makes the utterance polite. The form is not simply a neutral prediction about the future; it presents the asking as something the speaker is undertaking. Example: 제가 확인해 볼게요. — “I’ll check.” Putting the parts together, 제가 주최자에게 전화해서 gives “I’ll call the organizer and,” 실내로 옮기는 방안 gives “the option of moving indoors,” and 물어볼게요 gives “ask about it.” The complete utterance means: “I can call the organizer and ask about the indoor option.”

8. 참가자들이 출발하기 전에 그들에게도 알려 주세요.

   Tell participants before they start traveling, too.

   참가자들

   participants

   출발하기 전에

   before departing

   그들에게도

   to them, too

   알려 주세요

   please inform

   More detail

   참가자들 means “participants” here. 참가자 means “participant,” and 들 marks a plural group: 참가자 → 참가자들. With the subject marker in the full sentence, 참가자들이 is the group that departs; it is not the recipient phrase. 출발하기 전에 means “before departing” or “before setting out.” 출발하다 is the base verb “to depart/set out.” Its -기 form, 출발하기, turns the verb into a noun-like event, and 전에 means “before.” The reusable pattern is V-기 전에 = “before V-ing.” Example: 자기 전에 책을 읽어요. — “I read a book before going to bed.” 그들에게도 means “to them, too.” 그들 is a pronoun meaning “they/them,” 에게 marks the recipient of an action, and 도 adds “also/too.” Here, the sentence uses “them” for the participants. The pattern N에게도 means “to N as well.” 알려 주세요 means “please inform” or “please let someone know.” 알리다 is the base verb “to inform/let someone know,” and its -어 form is 알려. 주세요 follows a verb in the polite request pattern V-아/어 주세요, meaning “please V.” The recipient is expressed separately with 에게, as in 친구에게 알려 주세요. — “Please let your friend know.” Together, 참가자들이 identifies the participants as the people who will depart, 출발하기 전에 means “before they depart,” 그들에게도 means “to them, too,” and 알려 주세요 requests that the listener inform them. The whole utterance means: “Tell the participants before they start traveling, too.”

9. 늦은 변경은 답답하지만, 위험한 상황은 더 심각해요.

   Late changes are frustrating, but dangerous conditions are worse.

   늦은

   late

   변경

   change

   답답하지만

   frustrating, but

   위험한

   dangerous

   상황

   situation

   더

   more

   심각해요

   is serious

   More detail

   늦은 describes 변경: it is the attributive form of the descriptive verb 늦다 (“to be late”). Korean places this modifier before the noun it describes. The form 늦은 does not mark gender or plural number. Example: 늦은 출발 means “a late departure.” 변경 is a noun meaning “change,” especially a change or modification to something planned or arranged. It can be used in the reusable pattern 명사 변경 (“a change to a noun-like item”), as in 계획 변경 (“a change to the plan”). 답답하지만 contains the descriptive verb 답답하다 and the contrast connector -지만. Here 답답하다 means “to be frustrating” in the fixed translation; in other contexts, it can describe a stuffy or constricted feeling. -지만 links this clause to a contrasting one and can be understood as “but.” Example: 불편하지만 필요해요. means “It is inconvenient, but it is necessary.” 위험한 is the attributive form of 위험하다 (“to be dangerous”). It comes before 상황 and describes its condition. The ending changes 위험하- to 위험한 before a noun; this is not an inflection of 상황. Example: 위험한 길 means “a dangerous road.” 상황 means “situation” or “circumstances.” In this sentence it is the noun being described by 위험한, so 위험한 상황 means “a dangerous situation.” 더 means “more” or “to a greater degree.” It makes the following description comparative: 더 심각해요 means “is more serious” or, in this fixed comparison, “is worse.” Example: 오늘은 더 추워요. means “Today it is colder.” 심각해요 is the polite present-style form of the descriptive verb 심각하다, “to be serious.” The -해요 ending gives a polite conversational style; 심각하다 is the dictionary form. Here 더 supplies the comparison, while 심각해요 supplies the description itself. Example: 문제가 심각해요. means “The problem is serious.” Together, 늦은 변경 means “late changes,” and 답답하지만 says that they are frustrating while linking to a contrast. 위험한 상황 means “dangerous conditions,” and 더 심각해요 says that they are more serious—in the fixed translation, “worse.” Thus the whole utterance means: “Late changes are frustrating, but dangerous conditions are worse.”

10. 날씨 때문에 계획이 바뀔 때는 명확한 의사소통이 중요해요.

    Clear communication matters when weather changes the plan.

    날씨

    weather

    때문에

    because of

    계획

    plan

    바뀔

    change

    때는

    as for the time or situation

    명확한

    clear

    의사소통

    communication

    중요해요

    is important

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    날씨 means “weather.” It is a noun and can combine with particles such as 가 for a subject or 때문에 to express a cause. 때문에 marks a reason: “because of …” or “due to …”. Here, 날씨 때문에 means “because of the weather.” A useful pattern is 명사 때문에 = “because of [noun].” 계획 means “plan.” Here it appears with 이, the subject marker used after a noun ending in a consonant: 계획이 marks the plan as the thing that changes. 바뀔 comes from 바뀌다, “to change” or “to become changed.” It is the -(으)ㄹ form used before 때 for a general or prospective situation: 계획이 바뀔 때 = “when the plan changes.” Korean uses 바뀌다 here, presenting the plan as changing rather than using the active verb 바꾸다, “to change something.” Example: 시간이 바뀔 때 알려 주세요. — “Please let me know when the time changes.” 때는 consists of 때, “time” or “situation,” plus 는, a topic marker. By itself, 때는 does not contain the whole meaning “when”; together with the preceding -(으)ㄹ clause, 계획이 바뀔 때는 means “when the plan changes” or “as for when the plan changes.” The 는 frames that situation as the topic or setting. 명확한 means “clear” or “explicit.” It is the noun-modifying form of the adjective 명확하다: 명확하다 → 명확한. It modifies 의사소통, giving “clear communication.” Example: 명확한 설명이 필요해요. — “A clear explanation is needed.” 의사소통 means “communication,” especially the process of communicating information or ideas. It is the subject of the final predicate, marked by the following 이 in 의사소통이. 중요해요 comes from 중요하다, “to be important.” 중요해요 is its polite present form. With 의사소통이 as its subject, it says that communication is important. Example: 안전이 중요해요. — “Safety is important.” Together, 날씨 때문에 gives the cause, 계획이 바뀔 때는 sets the situation “when the plan changes,” and 명확한 의사소통이 중요해요 states the main point: “Clear communication matters when weather changes the plan.”