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Hi, I am reading a manhwa in korean and trying to understand the translation in english, but I am having trouble with these expressions, if anyone can explain the grammar behind those
할 수 있었다 : this is from the sentence 내 생에 저음으로 받은 프로포즈라 할 수 있었다, I kinda understand the other parts of the sentence: 내 (my) 생에 (life) 저음으로 (for the first time) 받은 (received?) 프로포즈 (proposal) 라 (I don't know what this particle is).
선남선녀야: I found 'looking beautiful' as a translation but I don't understand this grammatically
신수가: is this just an adjective that means handsome plus the particle for the subject?
thank you!
Jul 5, 2018 4:07 PM
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내 생에 저음으로 받은 프로포즈라 할 수 있었다. = 내 인생에서 처음으로 받은 프로포즈라고 할 수 있었다.
=> (lit.) I could say it was the very first (marriage) proposal I received in my life.
=> It was practically the very first proposal I received in my life.
* 내 생에 (in my life) 처음으로 받은 (I received for the first time).
* 프로포즈라고 => '라고'(shortened to 라) is a particle quoting a saying or a known fact, similar to "that ...".
* -라고 할 수 있었다 = I could call it (something). -ㄹ 수 있다 = can / be able to (do something).
* 프로포즈라고 할 수 있었다 = I could call it (it could be called) the first proposal = It practically was ...
선남선녀야 = 선남선녀(an idiom for "a good/beautiful(선) man(남) and a good woman(녀)) + -야(ending form of 이다, is).
신수가 = 신수(n. outward appearance - slightly old-fashioned expression) + 가(subject particle). It is usually used as 신수가 좋다 or 신수가 훤하다, for "(You) look great".
July 5, 2018
I think it should be 처음으로. ~라(서) means because of noun. 할 수 있었다 = was able to do.
July 5, 2018
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