No. 467 in Korean
여야
"여야" in Korean means "ruling party and opposition party."
In a sentence
학생은 열심히 공부해야 합니다.
A student must study diligently.
Here, '해야' stems from '여야', used to express necessity or obligation as part of a compound verb structure.
축제에 참석하려면 티켓이 필요해야 해요.
You must need a ticket to attend the festival.
'해야' here involves a compound structure indicating requirement before achieving an outcome.
그 프로그램을 실행하려면 컴퓨터가 켜져 있어야 합니다.
The computer must be turned on to run the program.
'여야' in '켜져 있어야' specifies a condition that must be met for the subsequent action to occur.
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