Example Sentences#

1. 그때 나이 든 스님은 아무 말 없이 여자를 들어 강을 건너게 도와주고, 다른 쪽에 내려놓은 후 다시 길을 떠났다.¹
   At that moment, the old monk picked up the woman without a word, helped her cross the river, set her down on the other side, and resumed the journey.
   • 떠나다 means ‘to leave’.
   • 길을 떠나다 is an expression that means to embark on or resume a journey. In this context, it implies continuing the journey after a brief stop or action.
   • 았 is a past tense marker.
   • 다 is a plain narrative form used in writing to state facts or narrate events.