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-기(를)/길 (바라다): Expression of Wish/Hope
2024-12-18
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Example Sentences#

  1. 이 순간이 영원하길1
    May this moment last forever
    • 영원하다 means ‘to be eternal’ or ‘to be forever’.
    • is a contraction of -기를, where -기 is a nominalizer and is the object marker. It is often used to express a wish or hope, as it implies an unspoken verb like 바라다 (to wish or to hope).

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Blue Breeze Song.

-기(를)/길 (바라다): Expression of Wish/Hope
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2024-12-18