Breakdown of achimmada doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
가다gada
to go
~에~e
destination particle
읽다ilgda
to read
~을~eul
object particle
책chaek
book
도서관doseogwan
library
~서~seo
and then
아침마다achimmada
every morning
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Questions & Answers about achimmada doseogwane gaseo chaegeul ilgeoyo.
What does 아침마다 mean, and how is 마다 used?
아침마다 breaks down into 아침 (morning) + 마다. The particle 마다 attaches to a noun to mean “every time that noun occurs,” so 아침마다 = “every morning.”
Why is the particle 에 used with 도서관?
In Korean, 에 marks a destination or point in time. With movement verbs like 가다 (to go), 도서관에 가다 literally means “go to the library.”
What is the function of the ending -서 in 가서?
The connective ending -서 links two actions in sequence (or shows cause/effect). 가서 means “go and then…” or “after going,” connecting 가다 (to go) with 읽어요 (to read).
Why do we say 책을 읽어요 instead of just 읽어요?
책 means “book,” and 을 is the object particle marking 책 as the direct object of 읽다 (to read). Without 을, the sentence lacks a clear object (“read what?”).
What tense and politeness level is 읽어요?
읽어요 is present tense in the polite informal style (해요체). It’s the standard polite form used in everyday conversation.
Why is it 읽어요 and not 읽아요?
Korean verb endings follow vowel harmony: stems ending in ㅏ or ㅗ take -아요, while all other stems take -어요. The stem 읽- ends in ㅣ, so it takes -어요, giving 읽어요.