uri gajogeun jumalmada gongwoneseo sanchaekhaeyo.

location particle

Breakdown of uri gajogeun jumalmada gongwoneseo sanchaekhaeyo.

• ~은: topic particle
• 내 (나의): my
• 가족: family

Questions & Answers about uri gajogeun jumalmada gongwoneseo sanchaekhaeyo.

Why do we use 은 in 우리 가족은 instead of the subject marker 이/가?

In Korean, 은/는 is the topic marker, used to introduce or emphasize the “topic” of the sentence—what you’re talking about—whereas 이/가 marks the grammatical subject. By saying 우리 가족은, you’re setting up “our family” as the topic (“As for our family…”), and then you add information about it (where and when you walk). If you used 우리 가족이, you’d simply be pointing out “our family” as the subject doing the action without that extra nuance of “speaking about” them.

What does 주말마다 mean, and how is it different from 매주 or 주말에?

주말마다 literally breaks down to 주말 (weekend) + -마다 (every). So it means “every weekend.”

• 매주 means “every week,” regardless of day.
• 주말에 means “on the weekend” (once, or unspecified how often).

Use 주말마다 when you want to say you do something each and every weekend.

Why is 에서 used in 공원에서, rather than the location particle 에?

The particle 에서 marks the place where an action occurs (“at,” “in,” or “from” when it’s a source of action).

• 공원에서 산책해요 = “(We) take a walk at the park.”
  On the other hand, 에 can mark a location of existence (“to be at” or “to go to”), or a time point:
• 공원에 있어요 = “(We) are at the park.”
• 공원에 가요 = “(We) go to the park.”