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마다: Repetition Particle
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Example Sentences#

  1. “세상이 날마다 더 좁아지고 있어.1
    “The world is getting narrower every day.

    • means ‘day’.
    • -마다 is a particle that indicates repetition or inclusion of every instance without exception, often translated as ‘every’.
  2. 하지만, 변할 때마다 그의 삶에서 시간이 줄어든다는 조건이 있었습니다.2
    However, there was a condition that every time he changed, time in his life would decrease.

    • means ‘time’ or ‘occasion’.
    • The expression -ㄹ 때 is commonly used to indicate the duration, period, or occasion of a certain situation.
    • -마다 is a particle that indicates repetition or inclusion of every instance without exception, often translated as ‘every’.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from A Little Fable Story.

  2. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story.

마다: Repetition Particle
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/grammar/마다-repetition-particle/
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Korean Story Lab
Published at
2024-12-09