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PATTERNS
N은/는 A/V-(으)ㅁ을 알려 주다
shows that, indicates that
A written form. The subject is usually not a person — data, a trend, a warning light — and the sentence states what it reveals. It belongs to reports, news and papers, and the tone is detached.
이번 분기 잔고 추이는 회사의 재정 상태가 지난해보다 나아졌음을 알려 준다.
The balance trend this quarter shows that the company’s finances have improved on last year.
부채 비율이 업계 평균을 웃돈다는 사실은 자금 운용에 손실이 있었음을 알려 준다.
The fact that the debt ratio is above the industry average indicates losses in how funds were managed.
빨간 경고등은 시스템에 결함이 있음을 알려 준다.
A red warning light indicates a fault in the system.
※In speech you would say -는 것을 알려 주다, or just -대요. -(으)ㅁ is the formal written nominaliser. If you name who is being told, 알려 주다 takes N에게 — but this pattern usually leaves that out.
접속 conjugation
- stem with a final consonant + -음
- 있다있음 / 좋다 → 좋음
- stem without one, or ending in ㄹ + -ㅁ
- 크다큼 / 만들다 → 만듦
- past -았/었음 and future -(으)ㄹ 것임 work too
- 늘었음을 / 웃돌 것임을
일상 회화
EVERYDAY
자취방 고르기 Finding a place to live——Minsu, moving into his own place next month, asks his more experienced senior Jiyoung what to look for. He speaks politely; she speaks casually.（민수＝Minsu (junior) ／ 지영＝Jiyoung (senior)）
민수선배, 잠깐 여쭤볼 게 있는데요. 다음 달에 자취방을 구하려고 하는데 뭘 먼저 봐야 할지 모르겠어요.
Could I ask you something? I’m looking for a place next month and I don’t know what to check first.
지영나도 처음엔 그랬어. 나야 이사만 다섯 번 했으니까 좀 알지.
I was the same at the start. Five moves in, I know a bit.
민수그래서 여쭤보는 거예요. 방을 고를 때 제일 중요한 게 뭐예요?
That’s why I’m asking. What matters most when you’re choosing a room?
지영난 첫 집에서 진짜 고생 많이 했거든. 한겨울에 수도관이 터져서 일주일을 찬물로 버텼어. 그래서 무조건 건물 상태부터 봐. 두 번째 집도 겉만 보고 계약하려다가 벽에 핀 곰팡이를 보고 그만뒀어.
I had a really rough time at my first place. A pipe burst in the dead of winter, and I got by on cold water for a whole week. So I always check the condition of the building first, no matter what. With my second place, I almost signed the lease just going by how it looked, but then I saw mold growing on the wall and backed out.
민수저는 교통이 편리한 곳이면 좀 좁아도 괜찮을 것 같은데요.
I thought somewhere with good transport would do, even if it’s a bit small.
지영편리한 것도 중요하지만, 집이 칙칙하거나 햇빛이 안 들면 금방 지쳐. 나도 소음 때문에 걸핏하면 새벽까지 잠들지 못했어.
Convenience matters, sure, but if the place is dingy or doesn't get any sunlight, it wears you down fast. Me, I was always lying awake till dawn because of the noise.
민수그럼 평범한 원룸이라도 창밖에 햇빛이 잘 드는 곳이 낫겠네요?
So even if it's just an ordinary studio, a place that gets lots of sunlight through the window would be better, right?
지영응. 그리고 창문에 물이 맺혀 있는 건 그 집에 곰팡이가 생기기 쉬움을 알려 주는 신호야. 그것도 꼭 확인해.
Right. And condensation on the windows tells you that flat is prone to mould. Check for that too.
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