Example Sentences#

1. 그래서 나는 미친 거야.”¹
   Therefore I’m mad.”

   • 거 is a contracted form of 것, a bound noun meaning ‘thing’, often used with modifiers to nominalize the preceding clause or phrase.
   • 이다 is the verb ‘to be’, and 야 is its casual conjugated form used in informal speech.
   • The construction -ㄴ 것이다 goes beyond simple tense conjugation; it introduces an emotional or explanatory layer to the statement. It is used to emphasize, clarify, or add a sense of realization to what is being said.

2. 내가 하나 먹으면, 너도 하나만 먹는 거야.²
   If I eat one, you also eat one.

   • 거 is a contracted form of 것, a bound noun meaning ‘thing’, often used with modifiers to nominalize the preceding clause or phrase.
   • 이다 is the verb ‘to be’, and 야 is its casual conjugated form used in informal speech.
   • The construction -는 것이다 goes beyond simple tense conjugation; it introduces an emotional or explanatory layer to the statement. It is used to emphasize, clarify, or add a sense of realization to what is being said.