hyuire mueoseul halji gyesok saenggakhaeyo.

I keep thinking about what to do on holidays.

Breakdown of hyuire mueoseul halji gyesok saenggakhaeyo.

• 하다: to do
• ~을: object particle
• ~에: time particle
• ~ㄹ지: whether
• 계속: continuously
• 휴일: holiday
• 무엇: what
• 생각하다: to think

Questions & Answers about hyuire mueoseul halji gyesok saenggakhaeyo.

What is the function of -에 in 휴일에?

The particle -에 marks a point in time or location. In 휴일에, it tells us when you’re thinking—you’re thinking on or during the holiday.

Why is 무엇을 followed by the object marker -을?

무엇 means what, and -을 is the object particle. Since 무엇 is the object of 할 (“to do”), we attach -을 to show that role: 무엇을 할지 = “what to do.”

What does -ㄹ지 in 할지 mean?

The ending -ㄹ지 turns the verb into an indirect question or expresses uncertainty. Here, 할지 literally conveys “(whether) to do” or “what to do” in an embedded question clause.

Could we use 할 것을 instead of 할지? What’s the difference?

할 것 nominalizes 하다 to mean “the thing to do.” You could say 할 것을 계속 생각해요 (“I keep thinking about the thing to do”), but that sounds a bit stiff. 할지 is more natural when you’re wondering or deciding what to do.

What nuance does 계속 add to 생각해요? Can we omit it?

계속 means continuously/again and again. With 계속 생각해요, you emphasize that the thinking is ongoing. If you drop it—휴일에 무엇을 할지 생각해요—you still get “I’m thinking about what to do on the holiday,” but without stressing the repeated or prolonged aspect.

Why do we use 생각해요 instead of 생각하고 있어요 here?

Since 계속 already signals that the action is ongoing, Koreans often pair it with the simple present 생각해요. You could say 계속 생각하고 있어요, but it feels redundant—both 계속 and -고 있다 express continuous aspect.

Can we change the word order to 계속 무엇을 할지 생각해요?

Yes. Korean word order is fairly flexible. 계속 무엇을 할지 생각해요 is perfectly natural. You can also move 휴일에 around (e.g. 계속 휴일에 무엇을 할지 생각해요), though putting time expressions at the front (휴일에 …) is most common.