I’m surprised that you asked that question in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

그쪽이 (geujjoki): “그쪽” means “that side” or “you” (often used politely or formally) and the attached subject marker “이” indicates that “그쪽” is the subject of the sentence.

그 질문을 (geu jilmun-eul): “그” means “that” and “질문” means “question”; the direct object marker “을” shows that “질문” is what’s being acted upon.

해서 (haeseo): This comes from the verb “하다” (“to do”) in a connective form. In context, “질문을 하다” means “to ask a question,” so “해서” means “by doing” or “having done” (i.e. “by asking that question”).

놀랐어요 (nollaesseoyo): This is the past tense form of “놀라다” (“to be surprised”), expressing that the speaker was surprised.

Translation: “I was surprised that you asked that question.”

Tip: Break down compound expressions like “질문을 하다” (to ask a question) into the noun “질문” (question) and the verb “하다” (to do), then note how “해서” connects the action to the result “놀랐어요.”

Alternate ways to say “I'm surprised that you asked that question”:
• 당신이 그 질문을 하다니 놀랐어요. (Dangsin-i geu jilmun-eul hadani nollaesseoyo.)
• 네가 그 질문을 해서 정말 놀랐어. (Nega geu jilmun-eul haeseo jeongmal nollaesseo.)

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