"연필은 작습니다."
Translation:Pencils are small.
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Should "The pencil is short" be an acceptable translation? It departs more from the meanings of the Korean words, but adheres more closely to how an English speaker would describe a pencil.
It could be either singular or plural. Korean doesn't make a distinction, unless you have 들, in which case it's definitely plural. Whether it's plural would be understood from context.
FWIW, Japanese is the same way.
sometimes the particle -들 can be omitted. 연필 alone can either be "the pencil/pencils"
Could be about one pencil. General concepts do not require the plural suffix.
When using 은,는 whatever is attached to that is more broad. So instead of pencil it translates over to pencils.
What’s the difference between 은 and 이 usage when it comes to sizes adjective? I saw them using pencils as an example for 연필이 짧습니다, and then here it’s 은. I know that 은 is a topic particle and 이 is subject, how does it matter what you use in a sentence?
