"호수와 강의 나라"

Translation: a country of lakes and rivers

[CF00l]

湖水와 江의 나라

[hsv017]

Is this just a random sentence, or is it a reference to a specific country?

[mark76865]

i thought it was 'the country lakes and rivers'
where do you get the 'of ' from?

[sean.mullen]

From the genitive particle -의, which suffixes onto the noun phrase 호수와 강.

[xhalfltm]

why do they pronounce it like 강이

[ErikRed1]

Supposedly 의 is only always pronounced 의 when it is at the start of a word, otherwise it can be pronounced like 이. When used as a possesive, it can be pronounced 에.

[-kcdhari-]

Why is the particle 의 used with 강 if the possession is not on the word "river"?

[sean.mullen]

The possession is on the whole noun phrase 호수와 강 that it's suffixed to, so this basically means "[lakes and rivers]'s country".