jihacheoreul tal ttaemada eumageul deureoyo.

object particle

Breakdown of jihacheoreul tal ttaemada eumageul deureoyo.

• 음악: music
• 듣다: to listen
• 타다: to take

Questions & Answers about jihacheoreul tal ttaemada eumageul deureoyo.

What does -을/ㄹ 때마다 mean in this sentence?

-을/ㄹ 때마다 means every time someone does something.

In 지하철을 탈 때마다 음악을 들어요, the part 탈 때마다 means every time I ride the subway.

How it works:

• 때 = time / when
• 마다 = every / each
• together, 때마다 = every time when ...

So this grammar is used for repeated situations or habits.

Examples:

• 집에 갈 때마다 전화해요. = I call every time I go home.
• 비가 올 때마다 생각나요. = I think of it whenever it rains.

Why is it 탈 때마다 and not 타 때마다?

This comes from the verb 타다, which means to ride.

To modify 때, Korean uses the verb in a form like -는 / -은 / -ㄴ / -을 / -ㄹ depending on the verb and tense-like meaning. With 타다, you get:

• 타다 → verb stem 타-
• add -ㄹ 때 → 탈 때

So:

• 지하철을 탈 때 = when I ride the subway
• 지하철을 탈 때마다 = every time I ride the subway

This is a very common pattern:

• 먹다 → 먹을 때
• 가다 → 갈 때
• 보다 → 볼 때