This is the 9828th most frequent Korean word.
곡이
"곡이" means "melody" or "tune" in English.
'곡이' refers to 'this piece of music', where '곡' (piece, song, or music) is the subject marked by '이'.
이 곡이 정말 감동적이에요.
This piece of music is truly moving.
'곡이' is used as the subject of the sentence, indicating 'this music piece' being performed.
공연에서 이 곡이 처음으로 연주되었어요.
This piece was performed for the first time at the concert.
Here, '곡이' emphasizes the specific piece that the speaker composed, marked for subject identification.