Time-place-object-verb
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Default feel: (time) (place) (object) verb. 어제 카페에서 커피를 마셨어요.
Particles mark roles, so order can flex for emphasis, but verbs usually stay final.
English speakers often finish with the object by habit. Push the verb to the end.
Mistake: 마셨어요 커피 카페에서 yesterday-style jumbles.
Level: beginner. Read both sides of the contrast, say the examples out loud, then write one correct and one incorrect sentence and fix it.
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Examples
저는 어제 친구를 만났어요.
I met a friend yesterday.
도서관에서 책을 읽어요.
I read books at the library.
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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