It was not good that you had so much alcohol in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

Consider the Korean version “네가 술을 너무 많이 마신 것은 좋지 않았어” to express “It was not good that you had so much alcohol.” Here’s how the sentence is formed:

1. "네가 (nega)" – “you” as the subject; note that “가” marks the subject.
2. "술을 (sul-eul)" – “alcohol” as the object; “을” marks the object.
3. "너무 많이 마신 (neomu mani masin)" – “drank too much.” The verb “마시다 (masida)” meaning “to drink” is modified by “너무 많이” (too much) and put in a descriptive form. In Korean, to form a relative clause that qualifies a noun, you drop the final verb ending and use the verb stem with the appropriate modifier.
4. "것은 (geos-eun)" – “the fact that…” Here, “것” is used as a nominalizer (turning the preceding clause into a noun phrase) and “은” is the topic marker.
5. "좋지 않았어 (jochi anhasseo)" – “was not good”; “좋다 (jota)” means “to be good,” and in its past negative form it becomes “좋지 않았어.”

Tips to remember:
• To express a judgment about an entire clause, use a nominalizer like “것” to transform the clause into a noun phrase.
• Combine the noun phrase with a topic or subject marker (은/는) and follow with your evaluative statement.
• Practice the relative clause formation by taking verbs, modifying them as adjectives, and then nominalizing using “것.”

Alternate ways to express the same idea include:
• “네가 술을 그렇게 많이 마신 건 좋지 않았어.”
 Romanized: “Nega sul-eul geureohke manhi masin geon jochi anhasseo.”
• “네가 술을 너무 많이 마신 건 별로였어.”
 Romanized: “Nega sul-eul neomu mani masin geon byeolloyeosseo.”

Each alternate uses “건” (a contracted form of “것은”) to nominalize the clause, and slightly different adjectives (“좋지 않았어” vs. “별로였어”) to express that drinking so much alcohol wasn’t acceptable.

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