Example Sentences#

1. 그러나 언젠가 이 떨어져 있는 지식들이 모이면, 현실의 무서운 모습을 드러내고, 그 속에서 우리의 무서운 위치를 알게 되어 우리는 그 사실로 인해 미쳐버리거나 그 빛을 피해 새로운 어두운 시대의 평화와 안전 속으로 도망칠 것입니다.¹
   However, someday, if these separate pieces of knowledge come together, they will reveal the fearful reality, and in that, we will come to know our terrifying position and either go mad or flee into the peace and safety of a new dark age, avoiding the light.

   • 미치다 means ‘to go mad’.
   • -어 버리다 is a grammar pattern used to show that an action has been completed, often carrying an emotional nuance like regret, relief, or finality.
   • 거나 is a conjunctive ending meaning ‘or’.

2. 바람이 불어와 그를 하늘로 날려버렸습니다.²
   The wind blew and carried him away to the sky.

   • 날리다 means ‘to blow’ or ‘to fly.’ It is the causative form of 날다 (to fly), formed by adding the causative suffix -리-.
   • -어 버리다 is a grammar pattern used to show that an action has been completed, often carrying an emotional nuance like regret, relief, or finality.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.

3. 바람이 된 타로는 땅을 강하게 지나가며 나무를 뽑고 구름을 날려버렸습니다.²
   As the wind, Taro swept across the land, pulling out trees and blowing away clouds.

   • 날리다 means ‘to blow’ or ‘to fly.’ It is the causative form of 날다 (to fly), formed by adding the causative suffix -리-.
   • -어 버리다 is a grammar pattern used to show that an action has been completed, often carrying an emotional nuance like regret, relief, or finality.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.