Subordinate clause
Which part of the sentence depends on another part?
의미
One part of a sentence can depend on another to say what someone knows, which thing is meant, or why something happens. This lets us build several linked ideas into one sentence. Languages can mark this link with joining words, special verb forms, or word order, and some do not use a separate joining word. Unlike Addition, the parts do not have equal jobs: one supports or completes the other.
알아보는 방법
Look for a smaller message that completes or adds information to another part of the sentence rather than standing as an equal statement.
모국어에서는
Korean changes the final verb ending to link one part of a sentence to another. A clause describing a noun comes before that noun, while -기 or -는 것 lets a whole clause act like a noun. Endings such as -면 'if' connect a supporting clause to the main statement.
지수가 만든 케이크예요. (Jisuga mandeun keikeuyeyo.)
The clause ending in 만든 comes before the noun 케이크.
혼자 살기가 어려워요. (Honja salgiga eoryeowoyo.)
-기 lets 혼자 살다 act like a noun; 가 marks it as the subject.
비가 오면 집에 있을 거예요. (Biga omyeon jibe isseul geoyeyo.)
-면 links the condition to the main statement.