This is the 7438th most frequent Korean word.
최근에
"Recently"
In this sentence, '최근에' is used as an adverb indicating a recent period.
최근에 날씨가 많이 추워졌어요.
Recently, the weather has become much colder.
Here, '최근에' serves to specify the time period within which the speaker began the activity.
저는 최근에 새로운 취미를 시작했어요.
I started a new hobby recently.
In this sentence, '최근에' modifies the verb to clarify the time frame associated with the action.