자주

This is the 410th most frequent Korean word.


자주

"Often" or "frequently."


The word '자주' in this sentence is an adverb indicating frequent occurrence of an action, i.e., drinking coffee, without a specific numerical frequency.

저는 매일 아침 커피를 자주 마셔요.

I often drink coffee every morning.


Here, '자주' describes the frequency of past visits to the shop, implying regularity or recurrence.

그 가게에 자주 갔지만, 지금은 덜 가요.

I used to go to that shop often, but now I go less frequently.


In this example, '자주' is used to contrast with '가끔', highlighting less frequent occurrences of meeting a friend.

자주는 아니지만, 그 친구를 가끔 만나요.

Not often, but I meet that friend sometimes.