때
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Grammar · 1 sense
When, during
Examples
방학 때 아르바이트를 해요.
I work part-time during vacation.
7살 때 사진이에요.
This is a picture when I was 7 years old.
When you'd hear it
때 is common in everyday speech and writing, from casual conversations to workplace explanations. It frequently follows nouns such as 방학 or age expressions such as 7살.
What learners get wrong
때 is not the same as 동안: 때 identifies the occasion or time when something happens, while 동안 emphasizes the whole duration. Compare 방학 때 일해요 (I work during vacation) with 두 달 동안 일해요 (I work for two months).
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