Word
아침마다 자동으로 불이 켜져요.achimmada jadongeuro buri kyeojyeoyo.
Meaning
The lights turn on automatically every morning.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of achimmada jadongeuro buri kyeojyeoyo.
~이~i
subject particle
아침achim
morning
~마다~mada
every
자동으로jadongeuro
automatically
Questions & Answers about achimmada jadongeuro buri kyeojyeoyo.
What does bold마다 do in bold아침마다?
bold마다 is a postposition meaning every/each. It attaches directly to a noun.
- bold아침마다 = every morning
- Other examples: bold주말마다 (every weekend), bold사람마다 달라요 (It’s different for each person), bold집집마다 (at every house) Write it together with the noun: bold아침마다 (not “아침 마다”).
Is there a nuance difference between bold아침마다 and bold매일 아침?
Both mean every morning and are often interchangeable.
- bold아침마다 emphasizes distribution across mornings (each and every morning).
- bold매일 아침 literally “every day morning,” slightly emphasizes the daily cycle. In everyday speech, choose freely. bold매아침 appears but bold매일 아침 is more common.
Why is it bold불이 and not bold불을?
Because the sentence uses a passive/inchoative meaning: the light is what undergoes the change.
- Active (someone does it): bold불을 켜요. (Someone turns on the light.)
- Passive/inchoative (it becomes turned on): bold불이 켜져요. (The light turns on/gets turned on.)
What exactly is bold켜져요?
It’s the present polite form of bold켜지다 (to be turned on, to get turned on).
- Stem bold켜지 + bold어요 → bold켜지어요 → contracted to bold켜져요. It describes an event/change of state, not someone’s deliberate action.
When should I use bold켜요, bold켜져요, or bold켜져 있어요?