Breakdown of onrain ganguiga maeju geumyoire eoprodeudwae.
~가~ga
subject particle
온라인onrain
online
~에~e
time particle
매주maeju
every week
Questions & Answers about onrain ganguiga maeju geumyoire eoprodeudwae.
Why is the subject marker 가 used with 온라인 강의 instead of the topic marker 은/는?
In Korean, 가 marks a subject that presents new or specific information, while 은/는 marks a topic or contrasts known information. Here, the speaker is simply stating when the lectures get uploaded (new info), so 온라인 강의가 is appropriate. If you said 온라인 강의는 매주 금요일에 업로드돼, you’d be putting more emphasis on “as for the online lectures” or contrasting it with something else.
What does 업로드돼 mean and how is it formed?
업로드돼 is the contracted form of 업로드되다, literally “to be uploaded.”
- 업로드 is a loanword from English “upload.”
- 되다 is a verb meaning “to become” or “to be done.”
- 되 + 어 → 돼 is an irregular contraction common in spoken Korean (like 돼요 for 되어요).
Together, 업로드돼 means “(it) gets uploaded.”
Why is 매주 금요일에 followed by the particle 에?