Example Sentences#

1. 모르는 것처럼 할까¹
   Should I pretend not to know?

   • 것 is a bound noun meaning ‘thing’, often used with modifiers to nominalize the preceding clause or phrase.
   • 처럼 is a particle meaning ‘like’ or ‘as if’, used to make comparisons or express similarity.

2. 바람에 날리는 종이배처럼²
   Like a paper boat blown by the wind

   • 종이배 is a compound noun formed from 종이 (paper) and 배 (boat), meaning ‘paper boat’.
   • 처럼 is a particle meaning ‘like’ or ‘as if’, used to make comparisons or express similarity.

3. 걸어온 길, 발을 묶는 줄처럼³
   The path I’ve walked, like a rope binding my feet

   • 줄 means ‘rope’ or ‘string’.
   • 처럼 is a particle meaning ‘like’ or ‘as if’, used to make comparisons or express similarity.

4. 우리 둘만의 비밀처럼¹
   Like a secret just between the two of us

   • 비밀 means ‘secret’.
   • 처럼 is a particle meaning ‘like’ or ‘as if’, used to make comparisons or express similarity.

5. 고요한 물결처럼 마음을 채워가³
   Like gentle waves, gradually filling my heart

   • 물결 is a compound noun formed from 물 (water) and 결 (pattern or texture), meaning ‘wave’ or ‘ripple’.
   • 처럼 is a particle meaning ‘like’ or ‘as if’, used to make comparisons or express similarity.

6. 너와 나, 꿈처럼¹
   You and me, like a dream

   • 꿈 means ‘dream’.
   • 처럼 is a particle meaning ‘like’ or ‘as if’, used to make comparisons or express similarity.