naenyeone doseogwaneseo deo manhi gongbuhal geoyeyo.

location particle

Breakdown of naenyeone doseogwaneseo deo manhi gongbuhal geoyeyo.

• 도서관: library
• 공부하다: to study
• ~에: time particle

Questions & Answers about naenyeone doseogwaneseo deo manhi gongbuhal geoyeyo.

What is the role of -에 in 내년에, and why do we use it here?

-에 is a particle that marks a point in time (or place). When you attach it to the time noun 내년 (next year), it specifies “in/at next year.” So 내년에 literally means “in next year”, indicating when the action will take place.

Why do we say 도서관에서 instead of 도서관에?

We use 에서 to show where an action happens. Since 공부하다 (to study) is an action verb, you need 에서 for “at/in the library.”

• 도서관에서 공부하다 = “to study at the library.”
  By contrast, 에 alone would mark a destination (“to the library”) or a location for existence (“at the library” in a stative sense), but not the site of an active verb.

What does 더 많이 mean, and why are both words necessary?

• 많이 means “a lot” and directly modifies the verb 공부하다 to mean “study a lot.”
• 더 means “more” and modifies 많이, making it comparative: 더 많이 = “more (than before).”
  You cannot say 더 공부할 거예요 because 더 needs something more concrete to modify. Likewise, 많이 공부할 거예요 means “will study a lot,” but 더 많이 공부할 거예요 emphasizes “will study even more.”

How is the future tense formed with -을 거예요, and why is it attached to 공부할?