jeoneun balpyohal ttaemada ginjangdwaeyo.

Whenever I give a presentation, I get nervous.

Breakdown of jeoneun balpyohal ttaemada ginjangdwaeyo.

• 저: I
• ~는: topic particle
• 발표하다: to give a presentation
• ~할 때마다: whenever

Questions & Answers about jeoneun balpyohal ttaemada ginjangdwaeyo.

How do the parts of 저는 발표할 때마다 긴장돼요 break down?

A natural breakdown is:

• 저는 = as for me / I
• 발표할 = to present / giving a presentation in a form that modifies the next noun
• 때마다 = every time / whenever
• 긴장돼요 = get nervous / feel nervous

So the structure is basically:

As for me, whenever I present, I get nervous.

Why is it 저는 and not 제가?

는 is the topic marker, while 가 is the subject marker.

Here, 저는 sounds natural because the speaker is making a general statement about themself:
As for me, I get nervous whenever I present.

If you said 제가 발표할 때마다 긴장돼요, it would put a bit more focus on I. That can sound like:

• I’m the one who gets nervous every time I present
• or it can feel slightly more emphatic

Both are possible, but 저는 is very natural for a general personal statement.

Can 저는 be omitted?

Yes. Korean often drops subjects and topics when they are clear from context.

So 발표할 때마다 긴장돼요 is also completely natural and often sounds more conversational.

You include 저는 when you want to:

• make the topic clear
• add a little contrast
• or sound slightly more complete