"A reporter thinks every day is a busy day."

Translation: 기자는 매일이 바쁘다고 생각해요.

[LiKenun]

Literally: reporters think that every day is busy

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<h1>8/30/2020 Update</h1>

Sentence breakdown:

• 기자는　 ← 記者 (reporter) + 는 (topic marker)
• 매일이　 ← 每日 (every day) + 이 (subject marker)
• 바쁘다고 ← 바쁘다 (to be busy) + 다 (plain ending for descriptive verbs) + 고 (connective ending)
• 생각해요 ← 생각하다 (to think) + ᅟᅧ요 (polite ending)

Parse thusly:

<pre>기자는 [(매일이 바쁘다)고 생각해요]. </pre>

Grammar pattern:

1. A다고 생각하다
2. Vᅟᅠᆫ다고 생각하다
3. V는다고 생각하다

…where A represents a descriptive verb’s stem.

[eboyle19]

Could someone break down this sentence for me? I'm a bit confused about the way 다고 functions here.

[LiKenun]

Done. See above.

[dipagssi]

How about "기자는 매일이 바쁜 일이라고 생각해요"?