| Grammar Notes: Sentence Breakdown: 흐린 날 위에서 바라본 뮌헨의 모습입니다. *(Heurin nal wieseo barabon Myeonghen-ui moseubimnida.)* * 흐린 *(heurin)*: This is an adjective derived from the verb 흐리다 *(heurida)*, meaning "to be cloudy" or "to be blurry". 흐린 is its past/adnominal form, meaning "cloudy" (describing the day). * 날 *(nal)*: A noun meaning "day". * 위 *(wi)*: A noun meaning "top" or "above". * 에서 *(eseo)*: A particle indicating the location where an action takes place, meaning "in", "on", or "at". * 바라본 *(barabon)*: This is the past/adnominal form of the verb 바라보다 *(baraboda)*, meaning "to look at" or "to gaze at". 바라본 means "that was looked at" or "the viewed". * 뮌헨 *(Myeonghen)*: A proper noun, the name of the city "Munich". * 의 *(ui)*: A particle indicating possession, similar to the English apostrophe-s ('s) or "of". * 모습 *(moseup)*: A noun meaning "appearance", "shape", or "sight". * 입니다 *(imnida)*: The formal polite form of the verb 이다 *(ida)*, meaning "to be". It acts like the English copula "is" or "am" or "are". Here, it ends the sentence as "is". Translation of Part 1: "This is a view of Munich, viewed from above on a cloudy day." 왼쪽에는 유명한 교회가, 오른쪽에는 시청이 보입니다. *(Oenjjogen-eun yumyeonghan gyohoega, oreunjjogen-eun sicheong-i boimnida.)* * 왼쪽 *(oenjjok)*: A noun meaning "left side". * 에는 *(eneun)*: This is a combination of two particles. 에 *(e)* indicates a location ("on" or "to"). 는 *(neun)* is a topic particle, adding contrast or emphasis. Here, it contrasts the left side with the right side. It can be translated as "as for on the left side,". * 유명한 *(yumyeonghan)*: An adjective derived from the verb 유명하다 *(yumyeonghada)*, meaning "to be famous". 유명한 is its adnominal form, meaning "famous". * 교회 *(gyohoe)*: A noun meaning "church". * 가 *(ga)*: A subject particle, marking 교회 (church) as the subject of the verb 보입니다 (is seen). * 오른쪽 *(oreunjjok)*: A noun meaning "right side". * 시청 *(sicheong)*: A noun meaning "city hall". * 이 *(i)*: A subject particle, used after a noun ending in a consonant. It marks 시청 (city hall) as another subject of the verb 보입니다. * 보입니다 *(boimnida)*: The formal polite form of the verb 보이다 *(boida)*, which is the passive form of 보다 *(boda - to see)*. It means "is seen" or "is visible". Translation of Part 2: "On the left, a famous church is visible, and on the right, the city hall is visible." Grammar Tip: The structure ~(으)ㄴ is attached to verbs and adjectives to turn them into modifiers that describe a following noun, similar to English past participles or adjectives. 바라본 모습 means "a view that was looked at". 흐린 날 means "a day that is cloudy". Related Words: * 맑다 *(makda)*: To be clear/sunny (weather). * 풍경 *(punggyeong)*: Landscape/scenery. * 빌딩 *(bilding)*: Building (loanword). * 눈에 띄다 *(nune ttwida)*: To catch the eye, to be conspicuous. |
