siheom jeone ginjangdwaeyo.

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Breakdown of siheom jeone ginjangdwaeyo.

• 전에: before
• 긴장되다: to feel nervous

Questions & Answers about siheom jeone ginjangdwaeyo.

Why is the subject missing in 시험 전에 긴장돼요?

In Korean, you can omit the subject when it’s clear from context. Here, the speaker is talking about themselves (“I”), so 나 or 저는 is dropped. The full sentence would be 저는 시험 전에 긴장돼요, but native speakers usually shorten it.

What does 시험 전에 mean, and how does 전에 work?

• 시험 means “exam.”
• 전에 is a postposition meaning “before” (in time).
  Together, 시험 전에 means “before the exam.” You attach 전에 directly to a noun to indicate something happens prior to that noun’s event.

Why is the verb 긴장돼요 used instead of 긴장해요?

• 긴장하다 literally means “to do nervousness,” but it’s less common when describing one’s own feeling.
• 긴장되다 means “to become or be nervous,” which is more natural for expressing that you feel nervous.
  So the polite present form is 긴장돼요 (from 긴장되다) rather than 긴장해요.

How does 긴장돼요 relate to the dictionary form 긴장되다?

1. Start with the dictionary form 긴장되다 (“to become nervous”).
2. Drop -다 and add -어요 to make it polite: .