N마다
Quick answer: N마다 means every — it comes round again and again.
How to form it
Attaches directly to the noun · same form whether or not the noun ends in a consonant
In Korean: 명사에 바로 붙습니다 받침과 상관없습니다
What to know
In level 1 you said 자주, 보통, 가끔 — how often, roughly. 마다 is exact: it names the unit and says it comes round every time. Note that 매일 and 날마다 mean the same thing; 매일 is the Chinese-character word and 날마다 the native one.
Examples
- 토요일마다 청소를 해요.I clean every Saturday.
- 아침마다 빨래해요.I do the laundry every morning.
- 주말마다 분리수거를 해요.I sort the recycling every weekend.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 2 (TOPIK I), Lesson 11: 토요일마다 청소를 해요 — I clean every Saturday. Also in the Level 2 book.
Learned in the same lesson: -기 전에.
Practise N마다 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 2, Lesson 11 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.