yejeoneneun keopiboda chareul deo jaju masyeosseoyo.

to drink

Breakdown of yejeoneneun keopiboda chareul deo jaju masyeosseoyo.

• ~를: object particle
• ~는: topic particle
• 자주: often

Questions & Answers about yejeoneneun keopiboda chareul deo jaju masyeosseoyo.

What does 예전에는 mean, and why does it have both 에 and 는?

예전 means former times / the old days / before.

• 예전에 = in the past / before
• 예전에는 = as for in the past... / back then...

Here, 에 marks a time expression, and 는 adds a topic or contrast feeling.

So 예전에는 often suggests something like:

• Back then, ...
• In the past, ...
• As for before, ...

The 는 often implies contrast with the present, even if the present is not stated directly.

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Why is 커피보다 used here? What does 보다 do?

보다 means than in comparisons.

So:

• 커피보다 = than coffee
• 차를 더 자주 마셨어요 = drank tea more often

Put together:

• 커피보다 차를 더 자주 마셨어요 = I drank tea more often than coffee

In Korean, the thing being used as the comparison standard comes before 보다.

Pattern:

• A보다 B를 더 ... = more ... B than A

So here:

• 커피보다 = compared to coffee
• 차를 = tea is the thing actually being drunk more often

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Why are both 보다 and 더 used? Doesn’t one already show comparison?