jeoneun maeil achim meorireul mukkeoyo.

I tie my hair every morning.

Breakdown of jeoneun maeil achim meorireul mukkeoyo.

• ~를: object particle
• 저: I
• ~는: topic particle
• 매일: every day
• 아침: morning
• 머리: hair
• 묶다: to tie

Questions & Answers about jeoneun maeil achim meorireul mukkeoyo.

What is the function of 저는 in this sentence?

• 저 means “I,” and -는 is the topic-marking particle.
• Using 저는 frames the sentence as “As for me, …,” introducing you as the topic.
• It’s different from the subject marker -가 (제가), which emphasizes “I” as the grammatical subject rather than the general topic.
• In casual conversation, you can omit 저는 if the speaker and listener both know who you’re talking about.

Why is there no 에 after 매일 아침, and can I add it?

• 매일 아침 is a time adverbial placed before the verb, so the particle 에 is often dropped.
• If you want, you can say 매일 아침에 머리를 묶어요, and it still means “I tie my hair every morning.”
• Omitting 에 makes the phrase more adverb-like and is very common in everyday speech.

What’s the difference between 매일 아침 and 아침마다?

• Both mean “every morning,” but with a slight nuance:
  • 매일 아침 = “each day’s morning” (daily mornings).
  • 아침마다 = “morning-every,” stressing “each and every morning.”
• In practice, they’re interchangeable in most contexts.

Why is the verb form 묶어요 used here instead of 묶아, 묶아요, or 묶습니다?

Korean has different politeness levels:

1. -어요/아요 (polite informal)
   
   • If the verb stem ends in ㅏ or ㅗ → -아요 (e.g., 가다 → 가요).
   • Otherwise → -어요 (e.g., 묶다 → 묶어요, because 묶- ends in ㅜ).
2. -어/아 (casual/informal) → 묶어
3. -습니다/ㅂ니다 (formal polite) → 묶습니다
   In our sentence, 묶어요 is the standard polite form.

Why do we say 머리를 묶어요 instead of 머리카락을 묶어요? And what’s the difference between 묶다 and 매다?

• 머리 here idiomatically means “hair on one’s head” (not the skull). Koreans use 머리 rather than 머리카락 when talking about tying up one’s hair.
• You can say 머리카락을 묶어요, but it sounds overly literal.
• 묶다 = tie/bind things together (e.g., hair, rope, bouquet).
• 매다 = fasten by tying around (e.g., belt, shoelace). You don’t use 매다 for hair.

Can we drop 저는 and/or 머리를 and simply say 매일 아침 묶어요?

• Yes. Korean often omits pronouns and even objects if context is clear.
• 매일 아침 묶어요 is grammatically fine in an ongoing conversation where “what do you tie?” is obvious.
• In isolation, including 머리를 clarifies your meaning: 매일 아침 머리를 묶어요.

Does the order of 저는, 매일 아침, and 머리를 matter? Could I say 저는 머리를 매일 아침 묶어요?

• Korean has flexible word order for topics and adverbials, but the verb must come last.
• Typical order:
  
  1. Topic (저는)
  2. Time expression (매일 아침)
  3. Object (머리를)
  4. Verb (묶어요)
• Swapping time and object is fine: 저는 머리를 매일 아침 묶어요 still means “I tie my hair every morning.”