jeoneun hakgyo geuncheo-eseo jachwihaeyo.

저 is the polite/humble way to say I. Since the sentence ends in the polite style -해요, using 저 matches that level of politeness.

나 is the casual word for I, so it would normally go with a casual ending, such as 나는 학교 근처에서 자취해.

는 marks the topic, so 저는 means something like as for me. It is very natural when you are making a general statement about yourself.

If you used 가, it would focus more on who is doing the action. For example:

누가 학교 근처에서 자취해요?
제가요.

So in this sentence, 는 is the more neutral choice.

In 학교 근처, Korean is using a noun + noun expression: school + nearby area. This is very common in Korean.

Expressions like these usually do not need a particle:

• 집 앞 = in front of the house
• 문 옆 = next to the door
• 학교 근처 = near the school / the area around the school

So 학교 근처 is a natural chunk meaning the area near the school.

Korean does not have articles like a or the. Whether 학교 means school, a school, or the school depends on context.

In this sentence, the listener usually already knows which school is meant, so English may translate it as the school or simply school, depending on the context.

근처 means nearby area or vicinity.
에서 marks the place where an action happens.

So 학교 근처에서 means in the area near the school.

Here, 자취하다 is treated as something you do in a place, so 에서 sounds natural. Learners often compare this with 에, but 에서 is the normal choice here.

살아요 just means live or reside.

자취해요 is more specific. It usually means live independently, especially away from your family, often in your own rented room or apartment.

So if you say 학교 근처에서 자취해요, you are not only saying where you live, but also giving the nuance that you live on your own.

The dictionary form is 자취하다.

This is a 하다 verb:

• 자취하다 = to live independently / to live on one’s own

In the polite -아/어요 style, 하다 becomes 해요:

• 자취하다 → 자취해요

So 자취해요 is the present-tense polite form.

Yes. Korean often leaves out the subject or topic when it is already clear from context.

So in conversation, 학교 근처에서 자취해요 is completely natural if everyone already knows you are talking about yourself.

The sentence follows a common Korean pattern:

topic + place + verb

So:

• 저는 = as for me
• 학교 근처에서 = near the school
• 자취해요 = live independently

Korean usually puts the verb at the end, unlike English.

Because particles attach directly to the word before them.

So:

• 저 + 는 = 저는
• 근처 + 에서 = 근처에서

This is standard Korean spelling. The noun gets its own space, but the particle stays attached to it.