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그녀는 아픈 날에는 운동을 그만해요.geunyeoneun apeun nareneun undongeul geumanhaeyo.
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On days she’s sick, she stops exercising.
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Questions & Answers about geunyeoneun apeun nareneun undongeul geumanhaeyo.
Why are there two topic markers (는) in one sentence?
Korean can stack topics to set context. Here:
- 그녀는 sets “she” as the overall topic.
- 아픈 날에는 (which is 아픈 날에 + 는) makes “on days when she’s sick” a contrastive sub-topic. It implies contrast like “As for her, on sick days (as opposed to other days), she stops exercising.” You could say just 아픈 날에 운동을 그만해요 (less contrast) or drop 그녀는 if context already makes the subject clear.
What exactly is 에는?
It’s two particles combined: 에 (time/place “at/on”) + 는 (topic/contrast). It topicalizes a time expression. The contracted colloquial form 엔 is common: 아픈 날엔.
What’s the difference between 아픈 날에는 and 아플 때는?
- 아픈 날에는 = “on sick days” (day-focused, countable days).
- 아플 때는 = “when she’s sick” (time/condition-focused). Both are fine here. 아플 때는 often sounds a bit more general/natural; 아픈 날에는 emphasizes the specific day(s).
How is 아픈 formed, and how is it different from 아파요?