hoeuihal ttae jungyohan memoreul haeyo.

I take important notes during meetings.

Breakdown of hoeuihal ttae jungyohan memoreul haeyo.

• 하다: to do
• ~를: object particle
• 중요하다: important
• ~할 때: when

Questions & Answers about hoeuihal ttae jungyohan memoreul haeyo.

What does 회의할 때 mean exactly?

회의할 때 means when (I/we/people) have a meeting or during a meeting.

It breaks down like this:

• 회의 = meeting
• 하다 = to do
• 회의하다 = to have a meeting / hold a meeting
• -ㄹ 때 / -을 때 = when, at the time of

So 회의할 때 literally means when doing a meeting.

Because 회의하다 is a noun + 하다 verb, the noun 회의 stays in front, and 하다 changes into 할 before 때.

Why is it 회의할 때, not 회의하다 때?

Because 때 cannot follow the plain dictionary form 하다 directly in this pattern.

To say when doing X, Korean uses the verb modifier form:

• 하다 → 할
• so 회의하다 → 회의할 때

This is the normal way to modify 때 with a verb.

Compare:

• 먹다 → 먹을 때 = when eating
• 가다 → 갈 때 = when going
• 공부하다 → 공부할 때 = when studying

So 회의할 때 is the correct grammar.