Then and Now 에는

You are texting a close friend about how life has changed since moving. Casual endings bring the conversation closer; 에는 and 에서는 put a particular time or place in contrast with another.

Drop 요 With Someone Close

The everyday casual style often uses the same -아/어 form as polite speech without 요: 먹어요 → 먹어, 바빠요 → 바빠. Past and future follow familiar shapes too: 먹었어, 갈 거야. Nouns need 이야 after a consonant and 야 after a vowel.

Contrast a Time or Place

Add 는 to 에 or 에서: 처음에는, 지금은, 학교에서는. 에는 often sets a time or location as the topic; 에서는 sets the place where an action happens as the topic. Keep the original particle’s job when adding 는.

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