Korean grammar · Level 3 · 3급
V-자마자
As soon as
Taught in Level 3, Unit 7: While I was travelling
on a trip things follow each other with no gap — you arrive and drop your bag, the train leaves and you fall asleep. -고 (and then) and -(으)ㄴ 후에 (after) both allow a gap; -자마자 says there was none.
Example
숙소에 도착하자마자 샤워를 했어요.
I took a shower as soon as I got to the guesthouse.
The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 3 Pass, opening soon · Level 3, Unit 7
While I was travelling
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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