In this lesson, we will look at the expression 'V-자마자.'
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🌷 Korean grammar lesson 143: https://youtu.be/GhzYalr2cyM
⭐️ Korean Grammar 143: V-자마자
미소 씨를 보자마자 첫눈에 반했어요.
1. Short Conversation
- 미소: 나나 씨 어제 늦게까지 일해서 피곤했지요?
- 나나: 네, 그래서 그런지 침대에 눕자마자 바로 잠들었어요.
→ The grammar we're going to learn today is ‘눕자마자.’
(in English)
- Miso: Nana, you are tired because you worked late last night, aren't you?
- Nana: Yes, I think that's why I fell asleep right after I lay in bed."
2. Usage
- This expression is a suffix used to indicate that an event or action is immediately followed by another event or action.
3. Example Sentences
✎ 나나: 침대에 눕자마자 바로 잠들었어요. (눕다 + 자마자)
(I fall asleep as soon as I lay in bed.)
- 침대에 누웠어요. + 바로 잠들었어요.
(She lays in bed.) + (Right after, she fell asleep.)
- Here, '눕자마자' is a combination of the verb '눕다' and '자마자.'
- She lays in bed. Right after, she fell asleep.
- As soon as the first action is performed, the second action is performed.
- When talking about the action immediately following the preceding action like this, use '자마자'' after the preceding verb.
✎ 영준: 그녀를 보자마자 첫눈에 반했어요. (보다 + 자마자)
(I fell in love at first sight as soon as I saw Miso.)
- 그녀를 봤어요. + 첫눈에 바로 반했어요.
(He saw Miso.) + (And he fell in love at first sight.)
- Here, '보자마자' is a combination of the verb '보다' and '자마자.'
- He saw Miso. And he fell in love at first sight.
- As soon as the first action is performed, the second action is performed.
When talking about the action immediately following the preceding action like this, use '자마자' after the preceding verb.
4. Combination Information
- It attaches after a verb stem.
(1) Final Consonant O & X: -자마자
- Whether a verb stem has the final consonant or not, '-자마자' is used.
- 먹다 + 자마자 → 먹자마자
- When you look at the verb 먹다, remove '다'.
- Then there is the final consonant before '다'.
- Then '자마자' is used after that.
- So you can say '먹자마자.'
- 보다 + 자마자 → 보자마자
- When you look at the verb 오다, remove '다'.
- Then there is no final consonant before '다.'
- Then '자마자' is used after that.
- So you can say '보자마자'.
7. Practice
✎ 저는 밥을 먹다, 바로 이를 닦아요.
→ 저는 밥을 먹자마자 바로 이를 닦아요. (먹다 + 자마자)
(I brush my teeth immediately after eating.)
✎ 미소 씨, 회사에 도착하다, 전화 좀 해주세요.
→ 미소 씨, 회사에 도착하자마자 전화 좀 해주세요. (도착하다 + 자마자)
(Miso, please call me as soon as you arrive at the office.)
✎ 우산을 펴다, 비가 왔어요.
→ 우산을 펴자마자 비가 왔어요. (펴다 + 자마자)
(As soon as I opened my umbrella, it started raining.)
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