hubaeneun balpyohal ttaemada soni tteollindaeyo.

My junior says their hands shake whenever they give a presentation.

Breakdown of hubaeneun balpyohal ttaemada soni tteollindaeyo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~는: topic particle
• 손: hand
• 발표하다: to give a presentation

Questions & Answers about hubaeneun balpyohal ttaemada soni tteollindaeyo.

What does 후배 mean exactly?

후배 means a junior: someone younger or lower in rank/experience than the speaker within a shared group, such as school, work, or an organization.

So depending on context, it could mean:

• a junior student
• a younger colleague
• a less experienced member

It does not by itself tell you gender. It can mean he or she.

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Why is it 후배는 and not 후배가?

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

With 후배는, the sentence feels like:

• As for my junior...
• My junior, when giving presentations, ...

This sets 후배 up as the topic of discussion.

If you said 후배가 발표할 때마다 손이 떨린대요, it would sound a bit more like you are simply identifying the junior as the subject, possibly with more focus on who it is.

So:

• 후배는 = topic, often more natural in conversational explanation
• 후배가 = subject focus

Both can be grammatical, but 후배는 is very natural here.

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What does 발표할 때마다 mean, and what does -마다 do?