| Front | 마리아가 외출을 하자마자 눈이 내리기 시작했어요 |
|---|---|
| Back | It began to snow as soon as Maria went out |
| Notes | -자마자 attaches to verb stems and conveys the meaning of 'as soon as' or 'right after'. The ending indicates that the situation described in the second clause takes place immediately after the event denoted in the first clause. -자마자 cannot be preceded by tense markers. The tense is expressed in the second clause. Subjects of two clauses can be the same or different. |
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