It’s good that you know the truth in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence “진실을 아는 것이 좋습니다.” breaks down as follows:

• “진실” means “truth.” The particle “을” marks it as the object of the verb.
• “아는” comes from the verb “알다” (“to know”). Adding “는” turns the verb into a modifier, effectively meaning “knowing.”
• “것” means “thing,” so “진실을 아는 것” means “the act of knowing the truth.”
• The particle “이” marks that noun phrase as the subject.
• “좋습니다” is the polite form of “좋다” (“to be good”), completing the sentence as “It is good.”

Romanized: “Jinshil-eul aneun geosi johseumnida.”

Tips to remember the structure: Notice how the verb “알다” is modified with “는” to create a noun phrase with “것.” This structure (verb + 는 것) is commonly used to nominalize a verb, turning an action into a subject of the sentence.

Alternate expressions:
• “진실을 아는 건 좋네요.”
 Romanized: “Jinshil-eul aneun geon jo-se-neyo.”
 (This version uses “건” instead of “것이” and a slightly less formal ending.)

• “진실을 안다는 게 좋습니다.”
 Romanized: “Jinshil-eul andaneun ge johseumnida.”
 (This alternative contracts “아는 것” to “안다는 게,” maintaining a formal tone.)

• “진실을 알고 있으니 좋습니다.”
 Romanized: “Jinshil-eul al-go iss-ni johseumnida.”
 (This version implies “because you know the truth, it is good,” slightly shifting the nuance.)

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