Email to a teacher
- Grasp the text's purpose first from its title and type.
- Do not stop at unknown words; follow the flow. Hover the underlined key words to jump to the vocabulary track.
- Find the clue each question asks about directly in the passage.
Passage
Hover the underlined words for their meaning and a link to the vocabulary track.
Sentence structure
Key sentences split into meaning units, showing the role of each part.
The pattern "verb stem + -ji mot hada" expresses inability, "cannot/could not." Here "gaji mothaetseumnida" means "could not go." "geuraeseo" links this result to the previous reason (being sick), and the destination is marked by "-e" (hakgyo-e, to school). The verb stays last.
The ending "-(eu)myeon" builds an "if ..." clause: "mom-i gwaenchaneumyeon" means "if my body is okay." The verb ending "-gett-" expresses the speaker's intention or will, "I will (go)." So the whole sentence is "if I am okay tomorrow, I will go to school."
Questions
Q1Why could the student not go to school today?
Q2Where did the student go in the morning?
Q3What does the student ask the teacher?