韓国語日記翻訳【28】

I like it because it can be used until the Tokyo Olympics.

이 일기장이 도쿄 올림픽 때까지 사용할 수 있어서 마음에 들어요.

解説

⭐ Sentence

이 일기장이 도쿄 올림픽 때까지 사용할 수 있어서 마음에 들어요.

🌐 Overall Meaning

“I like this diary because I can use it until the Tokyo Olympics.”

More naturally:

“I like this journal because it will last me until the Tokyo Olympics.”

The speaker is expressing satisfaction with the diary notebook because it can be used for a long time.

🧩 Grammar Breakdown
이 일기장이
이
Demonstrative adjective meaning “this.”
일기장
일기 = diary
장 = notebook/booklet

Together:

일기장 = “diary notebook” / “journal”

-이
Subject particle.
Attached because 일기장 ends in a consonant.
Combined Meaning

이 일기장이

= “this diary notebook”

The diary notebook is the thing being talked about.

도쿄 올림픽 때까지
도쿄
Tokyo
올림픽
Olympic Games

Together:

도쿄 올림픽 = “the Tokyo Olympics”

때
Means:
time
occasion
point in time

Examples:

어렸을 때

when I was young

학생 때

when I was a student
-까지
Particle meaning:
until
up to

Examples:

저녁까지

until evening

내년까지

until next year
Combined Meaning

도쿄 올림픽 때까지

= “until the time of the Tokyo Olympics”

사용할 수 있어서

This is the key grammar structure.

사용하다
“to use”
사용할
Future/modifying form of 사용하다.

This form appears before 수.

수 있다

A very common grammar pattern meaning:

“can do”

“be able to do”

Examples:

갈 수 있다

can go

먹을 수 있다

can eat

사용할 수 있다

can use
사용할 수 있어서

Breakdown:

사용할 수 있다

can use

있어서

because / since

The ending -아서 / -어서 often expresses a reason.

Examples:

바빠서

because I’m busy

좋아서

because it’s good

사용할 수 있어서

because I can use it
Combined Meaning

사용할 수 있어서

= “because I can use it”

or

= “because it can be used”

마음에 들어요

This is a very common Korean expression.

마음
heart
mind
-에
Location particle
Literally means “into” or “in”
들다
to enter

Literal meaning:

“It enters my heart.”

However, the expression:

마음에 들다

means:

to like
to be pleased with
to find satisfactory

Examples:

이 가방이 마음에 들어요.

I like this bag.

새 집이 마음에 들어요.

I like the new house.
Combined Meaning

마음에 들어요

= “I like it.”

or

= “I’m pleased with it.”

🌟 Final Overview

This sentence expresses:

liking a diary notebook
giving a reason for that preference
emphasizing how long it can be used

Grammatically, it showcases:

이 for “this”
-이 as the subject particle
때까지 for “until a certain time”
V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다 for ability or possibility
-아서 / -어서 for reasons
마음에 들다 as a common expression meaning “to like” or “to be pleased with”

The underlying idea is:

“I really like this diary notebook because it has enough pages to keep using all the way until the Tokyo Olympics.”