Word
오늘은 도서관에서 조용히 공부하자.oneureun doseogwaneseo joyonghi gongbuhaja.
Meaning
Today, let’s study quietly at the library.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of oneureun doseogwaneseo joyonghi gongbuhaja.
~에서~eseo
location particle
도서관doseogwan
library
~은~eun
topic particle
공부하다gongbuhada
to study
Questions & Answers about oneureun doseogwaneseo joyonghi gongbuhaja.
What does 오늘은 mean, and why is -은 used instead of -이/가?
오늘은 means “as for today / today (topic)”. The particle -은/는 marks the topic or sets up a contrast/background: “Today (as opposed to other days)…”
You’d use 오늘이/가 when “today” is the grammatical subject of something (e.g., 오늘이 제일 바빠요 = “Today is the busiest”).
Why is the location written as 도서관에서? What’s the difference between -에서 and -에?
도서관에서 uses -에서 because it marks the place where an action happens: study happens at/in the library.
-에 is more for destination/arrival or existence:
- Destination: 도서관에 가요 = “I go to the library.”
- Existence: 도서관에 있어요 = “It’s in the library / I’m at the library.”
What is 조용히 grammatically? Is it an adjective or an adverb?
조용히 is an adverb meaning “quietly.” It’s formed from the adjective 조용하다 (“to be quiet”) and becomes adverb-like with -히.
It modifies the verb 공부하다: 조용히 공부하다 = “to study quietly.”
Why does 공부하자 end with -자? What does that form mean?