Example Sentences#

1. “개는 화가 나면 으르렁거리고, 기쁘면 꼬리를 흔들어.¹
   “When a dog gets angry, it growls, and when it’s happy, it wags its tail.

   • 나다 means ‘to occur’ or ‘to happen’.
   • 화가 나다 is an idiomatic expression meaning ‘to become angry’.
   • 면 is a conditional ending meaning ‘if’ or ‘when’.

2. 닫힌 문 앞에서 화가 났어²
   Standing before closed doors, I felt anger.

   • 나다 means ‘to occur’ or ‘to arise’.
   • 화가 나다 is an idiomatic expression meaning ‘to become angry’.
   • 았 is a past tense marker.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.

3. 그런데 나는 기쁠 때 으르렁거리고, 화가 나면 꼬리를 흔들어.¹
   But I growl when I’m happy, and I wag my tail when I’m angry.

   • 나다 means ‘to occur’ or ‘to happen’.
   • 화가 나다 is an idiomatic expression meaning ‘to become angry’.
   • 면 is a conditional ending meaning ‘if’ or ‘when’.