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주말에 사촌이 우리 집에 와서 조카랑 같이 찍은 사진을 보여 줬어.jumare sachoni uri jibe waseo jokarang gati jjigeun sajineul boyeo jwosseo.
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My cousin came to my house on the weekend and showed me photos taken with her niece or nephew.
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Questions & Answers about jumare sachoni uri jibe waseo jokarang gati jjigeun sajineul boyeo jwosseo.
What does 주말에 mean, and why is 에 used?
주말 means weekend, and 에 is a particle often used with time expressions.
So 주말에 means on the weekend or over the weekend.
Here, 에 marks the time when the action happened. In English we do not always translate it directly, but in Korean it helps show the time setting.
Why is it 사촌이 instead of 사촌은?
Both are possible in Korean, but they do slightly different jobs.
- 이/가 marks the subject more neutrally.
- 은/는 marks the topic and can add contrast or emphasis.
So 사촌이 simply presents my cousin as the subject of the actions:
- the cousin came
- the cousin showed a photo
If you said 사촌은, it could sound more like as for my cousin... or set up a contrast with someone else.
Why does Korean say 우리 집 instead of 내 집?