No. 410 in Korean
자주
"Often" or "frequently."
In a sentence
저는 매일 아침 커피를 자주 마셔요.
I often drink coffee every morning.
The word '자주' in this sentence is an adverb indicating frequent occurrence of an action, i.e., drinking coffee, without a specific numerical frequency.
그 가게에 자주 갔지만, 지금은 덜 가요.
I used to go to that shop often, but now I go less frequently.
Here, '자주' describes the frequency of past visits to the shop, implying regularity or recurrence.
자주는 아니지만, 그 친구를 가끔 만나요.
Not often, but I meet that friend sometimes.
In this example, '자주' is used to contrast with '가끔', highlighting less frequent occurrences of meeting a friend.
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