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-고: Connective Ending
2024-12-09
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Example Sentences#

  1. 자전거 타고 나서 치맥 먹자.1
    Let’s have some after biking.

    • 타다 means ‘to ride’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  2. “세상이 날마다 더 좁아지고 있어.2
    “The world is getting narrower every day.

    • 좁다 means ‘to be narrow’.
    • -아지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  3. 체셔 고양이: “그건 네가 어디로 가고 싶은지에 달려 있어,” 고양이가 말했다.3
    Cheshire Cat: “That depends on where you want to go,” said the cat.

    • 가다 means ‘to go’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  4. 그러나 노인은 단지 “좋을 수도 있고, 나쁠 수도 있습니다”라고 대답했습니다.4
    However, the old man just answered, “It could be good, or it could be bad.”

    • 있다 means ‘to exist’ or ‘to be’.
    • ㄹ 수 있다 forms a grammar pattern that expresses ability or possibility. Adding implies this possibility exists alongside others, shifting the nuance from ‘can’ to ‘might’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  5. 가슴이 뛰고 있잖아5
    My heart is racing

    • 뛰다 means ‘to race’ or ‘to pulsate’.
    • 가슴이 뛰다 is an expression meaning one’s heart is beating strongly, whether due to excitement, love, anticipation, fear, or other strong emotions.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  6. 큰 사건도 없는데, 사람들 이야기가 너무 진짜 같고, 그래서 더 감동적이었어.6
    Even though there’s no big event, the people’s stories seem so real, so it was more touching.

    • 같다 means ‘to be like’ or ‘to seem’.
    • is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’.
  7. 경험에 따르면, 누군가 제 곁에 있으면 그 사람의 성격이 저를 방해하고 자유를 제한합니다.7
    In my experience, if someone is beside me, their personality disturbs me and restricts my freedom.

    • 방해하다 means ‘to disturb’ or ‘to hinder’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  8. “라사로야, 오늘은 너와 이 포도를 똑같이 나누어 먹고 싶구나.8
    “Lazaro, today I want to share these grapes evenly with you.

    • 먹다 means ‘to eat’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  9. 우리는 끝없는 검은 바다 한가운데 있는 고요한 무지의 섬에 살고 있으며, 멀리 나가는 것은 우리에게 맞지 않았습니다.9
    We live on a quiet island of ignorance in the middle of an endless black sea, and it was not meant for us to venture far.

    • 살다 means ‘to live’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  10. 두 명의 스님, 한 명은 나이 든 스님이고 다른 한 명은 젊은 스님이 함께 여행하고 있었다.10
    Two monks, one old and one young, were traveling together.

    • 스님 means ‘monk’.
    • 이다 is the verb ‘to be’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  11. 고요한 마을에는 타로라는 성실한 돌을 다듬는 사람이 살고 있었습니다.11
    In a quiet village, there lived a diligent stone carver named Taro.

    • 살다 means ‘to live’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  12. 나 떡볶이 먹고 싶어.12
    I want to eat tteokbokki.

    • 먹다 means ‘to eat’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  13. 민준: 오케이, 그럼 이번 주말엔 한강에서 자전거 타고 치맥 먹는 걸로!1
    Minjun: Okay, then this weekend, let’s ride bikes at the Han River and have chicken and beer!

    • 타다 means ‘to ride’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  14. 처음에는 너무 넓어서 두려웠고, 계속 달리기만 했어.2
    At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, and I kept running and running.

    • 두렵다 means ‘to be afraid’.
    • is a past tense marker.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  15. “여기에는 어떤 사람들이 살고 있나요?”3
    “What kind of people live here?”

    • 살다 means ‘to live’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  16. 몇 달 후 그 말이 돌아왔고, 몇 마리의 다른 말도 데리고 왔습니다.4
    A few months later, the horse returned, bringing a few other horses.

    • 돌아오다 is a compound verb formed by 돌다 (to turn) and 오다 (to come), meaning ‘to return’.
    • is a past tense marker.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  17. 너와 나, 손잡고 달려가5
    Let’s hold hands and run

    • 손잡다 is a compound verb made up of (hand) and 잡다 (to hold), meaning ‘to hold hands’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  18. 다들 힘들게 사는데, 서로 도와주고 이해하면서 조금씩 변해가는 게 너무 좋았어.6
    While everyone lives with difficulty, I really liked how they help each other, understand each other, and gradually change.

    • 도와주다 means ‘to help’. It is formed by combining 돕다 (to help) with the pattern -아 주다, where 주다 (to give) adds the nuance of doing the action for someone else.
    • is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’.
  19. 한 사람은 저녁 식사에 너무 오랜 시간을 보내고, 다른 사람은 감기에 걸려 계속 코를 풀기 때문입니다.7
    One because he spends too much time at dinner, and another because he has a cold and keeps on blowing his nose.

    • 보내다 means ‘to spend’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
  20. 포도를 다 먹고 난 후, 맹인은 포도 줄기를 손에 쥐고 고개를 흔들며 말했다.8
    After finishing the grapes, the blind man held the grape stem in his hand, shook his head, and said:

    • 먹다 means ‘to eat’.
    • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from A Fun Weekend Ahead. 2

  2. Sentence from A Little Fable Story. 2

  3. Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story. 2

  4. Sentence from Bad Luck Good Luck Story. 2

  5. Sentence from Blue Breeze Song. 2

  6. Sentence from Exploring K Drama Favorites. 2

  7. Sentence from Father Zossima Counsel Story. 2

  8. Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man. 2

  9. Sentence from The Call Of Cthulhu Opening Story.

  10. Sentence from The Girl At The River Story.

  11. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story.

  12. Sentence from What Is On The Menu Tonight.

-고: Connective Ending
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2024-12-09