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에 (Time)
Attached to a time noun to indicate the specific time when an action or state occurs.
Summary
Equivalent
At / On / In (Time particle)
Example
I wake up at 7 AM.
저는 아침 7시에 일어납니다.
Grammar rules
- Attach '에' directly to words indicating time, such as days of the week, times of day, months, and years (e.g., 월요일에, 아침에, 1시에).
- '에' is NOT used with the time words: 오늘 (today), 내일 (tomorrow), 어제 (yesterday), 모레 (the day after tomorrow), 그저께 (the day before yesterday), or 언제 (when).
내일에 봐요 (X) -> 내일 봐요 (O) / 언제에 가요? (X) -> 언제 가요? (O)
Patterns
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All Nouns (Time)
N/A · Time Noun + 에
Example sentences
All Nouns (Time) · N/A · Time Noun + 에
I wake up at 7 AM.
저는 아침 7시에 일어납니다.
All Nouns (Time) · N/A · Time Noun + 에
I watched a movie with my family on the weekend.
주말에 가족들과 영화를 봤어요.
All Nouns (Time) · N/A · Time Noun + 에
I will go on a trip to Jeju Island in the summer.
여름에 제주도로 여행을 갈 거예요.
Conversation
A: What time shall we meet?
몇 시에 만날까요?
B: Let's meet at 2 PM.
오후 2시에 만나요.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Select the correct time particle.
Scheduling.
Exceptions.