jachwireul gyesokharyeomyeon wolsega jogeum deo ssan jibeul chajaya hae.

If I want to keep living on my own, I need to find a place with cheaper monthly rent.

Breakdown of jachwireul gyesokharyeomyeon wolsega jogeum deo ssan jibeul chajaya hae.

• ~을: object particle
• ~를: object particle
• ~가: subject particle
• 찾다: to find

Questions & Answers about jachwireul gyesokharyeomyeon wolsega jogeum deo ssan jibeul chajaya hae.

What does 자취 mean here?

자취 means living on your own, usually away from your family. It often implies that a student or young adult is renting a place and managing daily life independently.

So 자취를 계속하려면 means something like if I want to keep living on my own.

Why is it 자취를 and not 자취가?

Because 자취 is the object of 계속하다 here.

• 자취를 계속하다 = to continue living alone
• -를 marks what is being continued

So the structure is:

• 자취를 계속하려면 = if one wants to continue that lifestyle

What does -려면 mean in 계속하려면?

-려면 is used for if you want/intend to... or in order to...

Here:

• 계속하다 = to continue
• 계속하려면 = if one wants to continue / in order to continue

So 자취를 계속하려면 does not just mean a plain if it continues. It has the nuance of if I want to keep doing this.

How is -려면 different from just -면?