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맛 is the flavor, the 있습(good) or 없씁(bad) that follows shows whether it's good or bad!
i wrote "the food is good" and duolingo said it's wrong. is it actually wrong or could it be accepted?
No I don't think so, the 맛 is specifically referring to flavor, you couldn't use this adjective for something that isn't food. I'm sure there's another word specifically for good, I don't know what it is though...
i wrote "food is yummy." and really wished I could add a smiley face, BUT I DIDN'T, so duolingo should've accepted it, but it didn't. :/
While the general meaning works (yummy = delicious), it would not work in a serious sense. The tone used in the sentence is more formal so saying something is yummy wouldn't be correct in this case.
TYSM!! So this is more formal, so there's a different word for like, friends and younger ones versus this word for bosses and older ones?
idk if the audio is bad or something but can someone explain the pronunciation of 맛있습니다 cuz i hear something more like 마시습니다. is it kinda like how english speakers would say "what aboutchyu" instead of "about you" or???
The audio pronunciation of 맛있습니다 sounds as though it was written 마시슴니다. Did I hear it correctly, or are there nuances here that a Korean would hear which I cannot? I am aware of the assimilation causing the sound changes (ㅂㄴ→ㅁㄴ, for instance).
Its weird that it didnt accept that for you, it accepted my "the food tastes good"
i want to ask a specific question how can we understand difference of "is" and "are" in korean
그녀(는) 거기에있다. (geunyeoneun geogieissda.) She is there.
그들(은) 거기에있다. (geudeul-eun geogieissda.) They are there.
는 - (neun) is 은 - (eun) are
They are what they call subject/topic markers. 는 is usually placed after a vowel. 은 is usually placed after a consonant. These are the grammar rules for the two.
I hope this helped a bit.
I know English, but I also learn it. As far as I know the plural form "food" is almost not used now. But the food can be plural. Is the option "The food are delicious" in terms of English?
If you're talking about the collective noun of "the food", it's singular.
Can't it be that "the food tastes 'great' "? The grammar can be wrong in my part, so please correct it if it's mistaken :D
So, why is this written as “음식은” and not “음식이”? And why was the last example for me written as “빵이” and not “빵은”? What’s the difference between using “-이” and “-은” in this case?
How would u know if it should not have a "the"? My answer was "The food is delicious" but it was wrong
Generally speaking, if you're referring to a specific noun, you'll use the subject markers (이/가).
And most often, the topic markers (은/는) are used for general statements that can apply to all examples of a noun.
For ex: 빵이 맛없습니다. = "The bread tastes bad." (they don't like this bread)
"빵은 맛없습니다." would mean "Bread tastes bad." (they don't like bread)
But this isn't exactly set in stone. Sometimes, 은/는 are used for specific things.
when do you pronounce ´ㅅ´ as sh? cuz sometimes it sounds like sh instead of s
I accidentally wrote "food is is delicious" but I meant food is delicious! :(
