Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 2 - Korean for Beginners #1 (Lessons 31 to 60) ᚛ Lesson 42 - The time particle [에]
The time particle [에]
Express a moment in time
As we saw in the previous chapter, the particle 에 can be used to express a location or place towards which one is moving.
However, the particle 에 can also be used to indicate a specific moment in time, in which case 에 is placed just after the time involved.
If you want to review, don't hesitate to look at these sections:
- how to tell time in Korean
- how to express the date in Korean
저는 6월에 한국에 갈 거예요.
→ I'm going to Korea in June.
나는 5시에 친구를 만나.
→ I'm seeing a friend at 5:00.
너는 11시에 잤어?
→ Do you go to bed at 11:00?
이번 주말에 여행을 갈 거예요.
→ I'm going on a trip this weekend.
그 카페는 매주 일요일에 닫아요.
→ This cafe is closed every Sunday. (lit. Each week, this cafe is closed on Sunday.)
에펠탑이 1889년에 세워졌어요.
→ The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.
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Particles are omnipresent in Korean. They indicate the role of words in a sentence, nuance meaning, and make it possible to understand who does what, where, how, and why.
Particles are also often the aspect that causes the most difficulty for Korean learners. In grammar books, they are usually presented in the middle of long sentences, with complex vocabulary, without being clearly highlighted.
With Korean Particles, we made the opposite choice:
taking the time to explain each particle, one by one, using very simple sentences, accessible even to beginners.
