Subin and Jihun are very polite in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence “수빈과 지훈은 아주 예의가 발라요” literally breaks down as follows:
• “수빈과 지훈” (Subin-gwa Jihun) means “Subin and Jihun.” The particle “과” means “and.”
• “은” (eun) is the topic marker attached to “수빈과 지훈” to indicate that they are the topic of the sentence.
• “아주” (aju) is an adverb meaning “very.”
• “예의” (yeui) means “manners” or “politeness.”
• “가” (ga) is the subject marker attached to “예의,” which in this descriptive structure indicates what quality is being attributed.
• “발라요” (ballayo) is the polite present tense form of the adjective “바르다” (bareuda), which in this context means “to be polite” or “to have good manners.”

In essence, the sentence follows the structure:
[Names] + [topic marker] + [adverb] + [noun: quality] + [subject marker] + [adjective in polite present form].

Tip to remember: In descriptive sentences in Korean, a noun showing a quality (like “예의”) is marked with the subject marker and linked to an adjective (here “바르다”). Also notice that the names take the topic marker “은/는” while the quality takes the subject marker “이/가.”

Alternate ways to express “Subin and Jihun are very polite” include:
• “수빈과 지훈은 매우 예의 바릅니다.” (Subin-gwa Jihun-eun maeu yeui bareumnida.) – A more formal version using “매우” (very) and the formal polite ending “-ㅂ니다.”
• “수빈이랑 지훈이는 참 예의 있어요.” (Subin-irang Jihun-ineun cham yeui isseoyo.) – An informal version where “이랑” is an alternative for “과/와” (and), “참” means “really/indeed,” and “있어요” implies “to have,” which in this context conveys having good manners.

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