Example Sentences#

1. 아름다움 보여 줘, 사라지기 전에¹
   Show me beauty before it fades away

   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.

2. 네가 원하는 쪽으로 가 봐.²
   Go whichever way you want.

   • 보다 means ‘to see’ or ‘to try’.
   • -아 보다 is used to indicate that one attempts or tests the action described in the preceding statement.
   • 아 is the imperative ending used in informal speech.

3. 푸른 바람 따라가³
   Follow the blue breeze

   • 따라가다 means ‘to follow’ or ‘to go after’, formed from 따르다 (to follow) and 가다 (to go).
   • 아 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.

4. 걱정하지 마.⁴
   Don’t worry.

   • 말다 means ‘to stop’ or ‘to not do’, and 마 (a contraction of 말아) is its casual conjugation form, commonly used in informal speech for negative imperatives conveying a gentle tone.

5. 진실을 보여 줘, 길을 잃기 전에¹
   Show me truth before I lose my way

   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.

6. 너와 나, 손잡고 달려가³
   Let’s hold hands and run

   • 달려가다 means ‘to run towards’, formed from 달리다 (to run) and 가다 (to go).
   • 아 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.

7. 떡볶이는 너희가 맛있게 먹어.⁴
   You guys enjoy the tteokbokki.

   • 먹다 means ‘to eat’.
   • -어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.

8. 멈추지 마, 이 순간³
   Don’t stop, not in this moment

   • 말다 means ‘to stop’ or ‘to not do’, and 마 (a contraction of 말아) is its casual conjugation form, commonly used in informal speech for negative imperatives conveying a gentle tone.

9. 조금만 더 내게 다가와 봐³
   Come a little closer to me

   • 보다 means ‘to see’ or ‘to try’.
   • -아 보다 is used to indicate that one attempts or tests the action described in the preceding statement.
   • 아 is the imperative ending used in informal speech.

10. 너와 나, 웃으며 춤춰 봐³
    You and I, let’s smile and dance

    • 보다 means ‘to see’ or ‘to try’.
    • -어 보다 is used to indicate that one attempts or tests the action described in the preceding statement.
    • 아 is the imperative ending used in informal speech.