Is it bad that we eat so much sugar? in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

설탕을 너무 많이 먹는 게 나빠요?
(Seoltang-eul neomu mani meokneun ge nabwayo?)

• 설탕을 (seoltang-eul)
 – 설탕 means “sugar”
 – 을 is the object particle indicating that “sugar” is the object of the verb

• 너무 (neomu)
 – means “too” or “excessively”

• 많이 (mani)
 – means “much” or “a lot”
 – used here as an adverb to describe the extent of the action

• 먹는 (meokneun)
 – derived from 먹다 (meokda) meaning “to eat”
 – 먹는 is the present adjective form (gerund) that turns “to eat” into “eating”

• 게 (ge)
 – is a shortened form of “것이” (geosi), meaning “thing”
 – it nominalizes the preceding phrase “eating too much sugar” to serve as the subject

• 나빠요 (nabwayo)
 – from 나쁘다 (nappeuda) meaning “to be bad”
 – follows the polite style, stating “is bad”

Overall Translation: “Is eating too much sugar bad?”

Tips to Remember:
• Object Particle – 을 marks the direct object (here, 설탕 “sugar”) immediately after the noun.
• Adverbs – 너무 and 많이 both modify the verb and can be used together to emphasize the degree.
• Nominalization – 먹는 turns the verb into a noun-like form, and 게 (것이) is used to refer back to “eating too much sugar” as a subject.
• Polite Ending – 나빠요 is a polite statement, common in everyday conversation.

Alternate Ways to Say “Is it bad that we eat so much sugar?”
• 우리가 설탕을 너무 많이 먹는 게 안 좋아요?
 (Uriga seoltang-eul neomu mani meokneun ge an joayo?)
 – “우리가” explicitly includes “we” as the subject.
• 설탕을 너무 많이 먹는 건 건강에 좋지 않아요?
 (Seoltang-eul neomu mani meokneun geon geongang-e joji anayo?)
 – This version uses 건 (a contraction of 것은) and mentions “health” (건강), implying “Is eating too much sugar not good for our health?”

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