jumareneun jibeseo swieoyo.

(I rest at home on weekends.)

Breakdown of jumareneun jibeseo swieoyo.

• ~에: destination particle
• 집: home
• ~에서: location particle
• ~는: topic particle
• 주말: weekend
• 쉬다: to rest

Questions & Answers about jumareneun jibeseo swieoyo.

What does 주말에는 mean?

주말 means “weekend,” -에 marks time (“on/at”), and -는 is the topic marker. Altogether, 주말에는 conveys “as for weekends” or “on weekends.”

Why is 에는 used instead of just 에?

Adding -는 turns the time expression into a topic, often implying contrast or emphasis (e.g. “on weekends (but not weekdays)…”). If you used only 주말에, it simply answers “when” without that topical nuance.

What does 집에서 literally mean, and why is -에서 used rather than -에?

집 is “home,” and -에서 marks the place where an action happens (“at home”). The particle -에 alone marks location of existence or destination, but for actions like 쉬어요 (“to rest”), you need -에서.

What is 쉬어요, and what’s its dictionary form?

쉬어요 is the present tense polite form (해요체) of the verb 쉬다, meaning “to rest” or “take a break.”

Why is there no subject in this sentence?

Korean often omits subjects when they’re clear from context. Here, the implied subject is I (i.e. “I rest on weekends”).

Is this sentence formal or informal? How polite is 쉬어요?

쉬어요 is standard polite speech (해요체). It’s appropriate for everyday conversation with acquaintances, colleagues, or anyone you want to speak to politely without being overly formal.

How would you say “I will rest at home on weekends” in the future tense?

Use the future construction -을 거예요:
주말에는 집에서 쉴 거예요.

How do you pronounce 주말에는?

Phonetically it’s [ju-mal-e-neun]. In fast speech, the ㄹ at the end of 주말 links smoothly to the vowel 에, so you often hear [ju-ma-re-neun].

Does word order matter here? Could you say 집에서는 주말에 쉬어요?

Korean word order is quite flexible. 집에서는 주말에 쉬어요 is grammatically correct and shifts the topic to “at home.” It means “as for at home, I rest on weekends,” whereas the original focuses first on “weekends.”