Dropping 저 too much
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If the subject is obvious, omit it: 먹었어요? can mean “Did you eat?”
Keep 저/저는 when introducing yourself, contrasting, or clearing ambiguity.
Topic 은/는 often appears when contrast matters: 저는 안 가요.
Mistake: never saying 저 in a self-intro, or saying 저 every clause forever.
Level: elementary. Read both sides of the contrast, say the examples out loud, then write one correct and one incorrect sentence and fix it.
Cross-link: open the related grammar or tools page the same day so the fix sticks in your study graph.
Examples
학생이에요. 한국어도 공부해요.
I’m a student. I study Korean too.
저는 커피, 친구는 차 마셨어요.
I had coffee; my friend had tea.
Common mistakes
- Translating the English pair word-for-word without checking which Korean form carries the real distinction.
- Treating the two forms as free synonyms after memorizing only one example.
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