nun oneun nareneun saramdeuri hoengdanbodo-eseo jaju mikkeureojyeo.

subject particle

Breakdown of nun oneun nareneun saramdeuri hoengdanbodo-eseo jaju mikkeureojyeo.

• ~에서: location particle
• ~들: plural marker
• ~는: topic particle

Questions & Answers about nun oneun nareneun saramdeuri hoengdanbodo-eseo jaju mikkeureojyeo.

What does 눈 오는 날에는 literally mean, and why is 오는 used with 눈?

Literally, 눈 오는 날 means a day when snow comes.

In Korean, 오다 normally means to come, but it is also the verb commonly used for weather phenomena like rain and snow:

• 비가 오다 = it rains / rain comes
• 눈이 오다 = it snows / snow comes

So:

• 눈 오는 날 = a snowy day / a day when it snows

Here, 오는 is the modifier form of 오다, and it describes 날 (day).

So the structure is:

• 눈 오다 → snow falls
• 눈 오는 → snow-falling / when it snows
• 눈 오는 날 → a day when it snows

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Why is it 눈 오는 날에는 instead of just 눈 오는 날에?

The extra 는 adds a topic/contrast feeling.

Compare:

• 눈 오는 날에 = on a snowy day
• 눈 오는 날에는 = as for snowy days / on snowy days (especially)

In this sentence, 날에는 sets up the situation as the topic:

• On snowy days, people often slip at crosswalks.

The 는 can also imply a mild contrast, like:

• On snowy days, this tends to happen.

So 에 gives the time setting, and 는 makes that time setting the topic of the sentence.

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Could I also say 눈이 오는 날에는?