Example Sentences#

1. 나연: 야, 너 인스타 보니까 최근에 콘서트 갔다 왔더라?¹
   Nayeon: Hey, I saw on your Instagram that you went to a concert recently?
   • 최근 is a noun referring to the period from a past date, not long ago, to the present date.
   • 에 is a particle indicating a point in time.
   • Together, 최근에 refers to a specific point or period in the recent past and functions adverbially to mean ‘recently’.
2. 최근에 고척스카이돔에서 블랙핑크 공연 봤어.¹
   I recently saw the BLACKPINK concert at the Gocheok Sky Dome.
   • 최근 is a noun referring to the period from a past date, not long ago, to the present date.
   • 에 is a particle indicating a point in time.
   • Together, 최근에 refers to a specific point or period in the recent past and functions adverbially to mean ‘recently’.