jumalmada jibeseo ppallaehaeyo.

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Breakdown of jumalmada jibeseo ppallaehaeyo.

• ~에서: location particle
• 주말마다: every weekend
• 빨래하다: to do laundry

Questions & Answers about jumalmada jibeseo ppallaehaeyo.

What does -마다 mean in 주말마다?

-마다 means every or each.

So 주말마다 means every weekend or each weekend.

• 주말 = weekend
• 마다 = every / each

It attaches directly to a noun:

• 주말마다 = every weekend
• 날마다 = every day
• 사람마다 = every person / each person

It gives the idea of something happening repeatedly on each occasion.

Why is it 집에서 and not 집에?

Here, 에서 marks the place where an action happens.

Since 빨래해요 is an action, Korean uses 에서:

• 집에서 빨래해요 = do laundry at home

Compare:

• 집에 가요 = go home
  Here 에 marks a destination.
• 집에서 자요 = sleep at home
  Here 에서 marks the location of the action.

A simple way to remember it:

• 에 = to / at / in, often for destination or existence
• 에서 = at / in, where an action takes place

Why is it 빨래해요 instead of 빨래를 해요?