Breakdown of jachwireul hanikka jumalmada mateueseo jangbwayo.
Questions & Answers about jachwireul hanikka jumalmada mateueseo jangbwayo.
자취를 하다 means to live on your own, usually with the nuance of living away from your family and taking care of your own meals and daily life.
It is close to 혼자 살다 (to live alone), but the nuance is a little different:
- 자취하다: often suggests independent living, especially for students or young adults
- 혼자 살다: more literally just to live alone
So in this sentence, 자취를 하니까 sounds like since I live on my own / because I’m living independently.
Because 자취 is a noun, and 하다 turns it into a verb-like expression.
This pattern is very common in Korean:
- 공부를 하다 = to study
- 운동을 하다 = to exercise
- 자취를 하다 = to live on one’s own
So 자취를 하다 is a noun + 하다 construction, and the object particle 를 marks the noun.
Here, -니까 means because or since.
So:
- 자취를 하니까 = because I live on my own / since I live on my own
It connects the reason to the result in the next clause:
- living alone → needing to shop regularly
In other contexts, -니까 can also mean when, but in this sentence it clearly gives a reason.