Example Sentences#

1. 지수: 맞아, 성격이랑 행동이 보통 드라마 주인공이랑 좀 다르더라.¹
   Jisoo: Right, her personality and behavior were a bit different from usual drama main characters.

   • 다르다 means ‘to be different’.
   • -더라 is a grammar pattern used to report a personal observation or experience from the past, often conveying a sense of surprise or new realization. It’s composed of -더- (a retrospective suffix conveying past personal experience or observation) and -라 (a declarative sentence-ending used to state a fact or observation).

2. 분위기도 참 따뜻해서 계속 보고 싶어지더라.¹
   The atmosphere was so heartwarming that I found myself wanting to keep watching.

   • 싶다 is an adjective meaning ‘to be desirous of’, and when used after the connective ending -고, it expresses a desire to do something or to be in a certain state.
   • -어지다 is a grammatical pattern indicating a change of state or gradual becoming.
   • -더라 is a grammar pattern used to report a personal observation or experience from the past, often conveying a sense of surprise or new realization. It’s composed of -더- (a retrospective suffix conveying past personal experience or observation) and -라 (a declarative sentence-ending used to state a fact or observation).