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level 3markers
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소풍 | picnic |
취소되다 | to be canceled |
벌레 | bug, insect |
화가 나다 | to be angry, to get upset |
감기에 걸리다 | to catch a cold |
싸우다 | to fight |
N + 때문 V/Adj + 기 때문 It means ‘because of~’. It's not a marker, still it’s often used after a noun, functioning like a marker. Use ‘때문에’ when you want to continue the sentence with another clause, and use ‘때문이다’ when you want to end the sentence.
비 때문에 소풍이 취소되었어요.
Because of the rain, the picnic was canceled.
벌레 때문에 문을 닫았어요.
I closed the door because of the bugs.
A: 수지 씨가 왜 화가 났어요? Why is Suzy upset?
B: 남자친구 때문이에요.
Because of her boyfriend.
- You can use it with verbs in the form of 'Verb Root+기 때문에/기 때문이다'.
요즘 너무 춥기 때문에 감기에 걸렸어요.
I caught a cold because it's been too cold lately.
(The meaning is similar to the connective ending ‘-어서’, but it sounds more formal and book(written) style than -어서, and it emphasizes the reason more strongly.)
남자친구랑 싸웠기 때문이에요.
It's because she fought with her boyfriend.
- Noun
any noun | 때문 | ex. 비 때문, 벌레 때문 |
- V/Adj/이다, 아니다
Root + 기 때문 | ex. 춥기 때문, 가기 때문, 먹기 때문,
예쁘기 때문, 작기 때문, 멀기 때문
N+이기/아니기 때문 |