bame gotong ttaemune mos jasseo.

I could not sleep at night because of the pain.

Breakdown of bame gotong ttaemune mos jasseo.

• 못: not
• 밤: night
• 자다: to sleep
• 때문에: because of

Questions & Answers about bame gotong ttaemune mos jasseo.

Why is 밤에 used here? What does -에 mean?

밤에 means at night or during the night.

Here, -에 marks a time expression, so it tells you when something happened.

• 밤 = night
• 밤에 = at night

In this sentence, 밤에 sets the time for 못 잤어 (couldn’t sleep).

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Does 밤에 mean at night in general, or that night / last night?

By itself, 밤에 usually just means at night or during the night. Whether it means last night, that night, or nights in general depends on context.

For example:

• In a conversation about yesterday, 밤에 못 잤어 will often be understood as I couldn’t sleep last night.
• Without context, it can simply mean I couldn’t sleep at night.

So the Korean phrase itself does not always force one exact English choice.

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