keuriseumaseue nunsarameul mandeureoyo.

I make a snowman on Christmas.

Breakdown of keuriseumaseue nunsarameul mandeureoyo.

• ~에: destination particle
• ~을: object particle
• 눈사람: snowman
• 만들다: to make
• 크리스마스: Christmas

Questions & Answers about keuriseumaseue nunsarameul mandeureoyo.

What does the particle 에 after 크리스마스 indicate?

에 is the time-locative particle. When attached to a time noun, it means “at” or “on,” so 크리스마스에 = “on Christmas.”

Why is 눈사람을 marked with 을 instead of 이/가?

을 is the direct-object marker. Because 만들다 (“to make”) takes 눈사람 (“snowman”) as its object, you attach 을 to show “making a snowman.”

What form is 만들어요, and how do I conjugate 만들다 into that form?

만들어요 is the polite present-tense (informal polite) form. To get it, drop 다 from the dictionary form 만들다, then add 어요 (because the verb stem 만들- ends in a vowel other than ㅏ/ㅗ).

Why is the verb placed at the end of the sentence?

Korean generally follows S-O-V (Subject–Object–Verb) order. Even if the subject is omitted, the verb stays at the very end.

There’s no subject like 저 or 우리 in the sentence. How do I know who is making the snowman?

Korean often drops the subject when it’s obvious from context. If you need clarity, add 저는 for “I” or 우리는 for “we”:

• 저는 크리스마스에 눈사람을 만들어요.
• 우리는 크리스마스에 눈사람을 만들어요.

Can 만들어요 imply a future action, like “I will make a snowman on Christmas”?

Yes. In Korean, the polite present tense often expresses planned future actions. If you want to be explicitly future, use …만들 거예요:
크리스마스에 눈사람을 만들 거예요.

Can I use 에서 instead of 에 to indicate “on Christmas”?

No. 에서 marks a location (“at/in”) or the starting point of an action. For time expressions (“on Christmas,” “at 3 o’clock”), you always use 에.