jumare chingudeulgwa gongwoneseo chumchwoyo.

On weekends I dance in the park with friends.

Breakdown of jumare chingudeulgwa gongwoneseo chumchwoyo.

• ~에서: location particle
• 친구: friend
• 공원: park
• 과: and

Questions & Answers about jumare chingudeulgwa gongwoneseo chumchwoyo.

What does 주말에 mean, and why is 에 used here?

주말 means “weekend.” The particle -에 attached to a time noun indicates “at,” “on,” or “in.” So 주말에 literally means “on the weekend.”

Why is it 친구들과 instead of just 친구들?

친구들 is the plural “friends.” To express “with friends,” you add the comitative particle -과/와. After a vowel-ending noun like 친구들, you use -와 → 친구들과, meaning “together with friends.”

Is the plural marker -들 in 친구들 always necessary?

No. Korean plurals are often clear from context.

• You can say 친구와 (“with a friend” or “with friends,” if context makes it clear).
• 친구들과 explicitly means “with multiple friends.”

Why is 공원에서 used instead of 공원에? What’s the difference?

• -에 marks a static location (“at the park”).
• -에서 marks the place where an action occurs (“dance at the park”).
  Since 춤춰요 is an action, you need 공원에서 (“at the park [you dance]”).

The verb is 춤춰요. What is its dictionary form, and how do we get this form?