Example Sentences#

1. “여기 있는 우리는 모두 미쳤거든.¹
   “We’re all mad here.
   • 미치다 means ‘to go mad’ or ‘to become insane’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • -거든 is a sentence-final ending used to provide new or background information that the speaker assumes the listener doesn’t already know. It functions similarly to ‘because,’ offering a reason or explanation for something previously stated.
2. 말은 오해의 씨앗이거든.²
   Words are the source of misunderstandings.
   • 씨앗 means ‘seed’.
   • 이다 is the verb ‘to be’.
   • -거든 is a sentence-final ending used to provide new or background information that the speaker assumes the listener doesn’t already know. It functions similarly to ‘because,’ offering a reason or explanation for something previously stated.