hoeui jungeneun hyudaepon daesin keompyuteoreul sseoyo.

object particle

Breakdown of hoeui jungeneun hyudaepon daesin keompyuteoreul sseoyo.

• ~는: topic particle
• 컴퓨터: computer
• 휴대폰: cell phone

Questions & Answers about hoeui jungeneun hyudaepon daesin keompyuteoreul sseoyo.

What does 회의 중에는 mean exactly?

회의 중에는 means during a meeting or when we’re in a meeting.

It breaks down like this:

• 회의 = meeting
• 중 = middle, while in the middle of
• 에 = a particle often used in time/location expressions
• 는 = topic/contrast marker

So 회의 중에 means during the meeting, and 회의 중에는 adds a nuance like as for during meetings or at least during meetings.

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Why are both 에 and 는 used in 중에는?

This is a very common pattern in Korean.

• 중에 gives the basic time expression: during
• 는 adds topic or contrast

So 회의 중에 = during a meeting
But 회의 중에는 sounds more like:

• during meetings, (at least) ...
• when it’s a meeting, ...
• as for meeting time, ...

The 는 often suggests a contrast, even if it is subtle. For example, the sentence may imply something like:

• During meetings, I use a computer instead of a phone.
• (Maybe outside meetings, I use my phone normally.)

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