It was good that Emmanuel took care of his sister in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence breaks down into several parts:
1. Emmanuel이 – “Emmanuel” is followed by the subject marker 이. (Romanized: Emmanuel-i)
2. 그의 – This is the possessive “his.” (Romanized: geuui)
3. 여동생을 – “여동생” means “younger sister” and 을 is the object marker. (Romanized: yeodongsaeng-eul)
4. 돌보는 – This is the present modifying (or relative clause) form of 돌보다 (“to take care of”), turning the verb into an adjective that describes the following noun “thing.” (Romanized: dolboneun)
5. 것이 – “것” means “thing” and 이 is the subject marker attached to it, making the whole clause “Emmanuel taking care of his sister” act as the subject. (Romanized: geosi)
6. 좋았습니다 – The predicate “좋았다” (past form of “좋다” meaning “to be good”) is in a formal, polite style. (Romanized: johaessseumnida)

A tip to remember this structure is to note that Korean often turns verbs or actions into noun phrases by using modifying forms (like 돌보는) followed by a noun such as “것,” and markers like 이 or 을 indicate the role of each word.

Alternate ways to express “It was good that Emmanuel took care of his sister” include:
• Emmanuel이 그의 여동생을 돌본 것이 좋았습니다.
  (Romanized: Emmanuel-i geuui yeodongsaeng-eul dolbon geosi johaessseumnida.)
• Emmanuel이 그의 여동생을 돌본 것은 좋았습니다.
  (Romanized: Emmanuel-i geuui yeodongsaeng-eul dolbon geoseun johaessseumnida.)

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