Word
시작하기 전에 제 역할을 확인해요.sijakhagi jeone je yeokhareul hwaginhaeyo.
Meaning
I check my role before we start.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of sijakhagi jeone je yeokhareul hwaginhaeyo.
전에jeone
before
확인하다hwaginhada
to check
제je
my
시작하다sijakhada
to start
Questions & Answers about sijakhagi jeone je yeokhareul hwaginhaeyo.
What does -기 전에 mean in this sentence?
-기 전에 means before doing something.
Here, 시작하다 means to start, and 시작하기 전에 means before starting or before we start.
This pattern is very common:
verb stem + 기 전에 = before doing ...
For example:
- 먹기 전에 = before eating
- 자기 전에 = before sleeping
Why is it 시작하기 instead of 시작하다?
Because 전에 usually attaches to a noun or a noun-like form, and -기 turns the verb into that noun-like form.
So:
- 시작하다 = to start
- 시작하기 = starting
- 시작하기 전에 = before starting
You cannot normally use the plain dictionary form 시작하다 전에 here.
What does 제 mean?
제 means my in a polite or humble way.
It is a shortened form of 저의:
- 저의 = my
- 제 = my
So 제 역할 means my role.
How is 제 different from 내?