Example Sentences#

1. 오른쪽과 왼쪽 멀리서 벽이 보이기 시작했을 때 기뻤어.¹
   I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left.

   • 때 means ‘time’ or ‘occasion’.
   • The expression -을 때 is commonly used to indicate the duration, period, or occasion of a certain situation. When combined with the past tense marker -였, it situates the time of occurrence in the past.

2. 그런데 나는 기쁠 때 으르렁거리고, 화가 나면 꼬리를 흔들어.²
   But I growl when I’m happy, and I wag my tail when I’m angry.

   • 때 means ‘time’ or ‘occasion’.
   • The expression -ㄹ 때 is commonly used to indicate the duration, period, or occasion of a certain situation.

3. 한 걸음 걸어갈 때마다 새로워³
   Every step forward feels new

   • 때 means ‘time’ or ‘occasion’.
   • The expression -ㄹ 때 is commonly used to indicate the duration, period, or occasion of a certain situation.
   • -마다 is a particle that indicates repetition or inclusion of every instance without exception, often translated as ‘every’.

4. 어느 저녁, 그는 오래된 나무 아래에서 쉬고 있을 때, 나뭇잎 사이로 신비한 목소리가 들려왔습니다.⁴
   One evening, while he was resting under an old tree, he heard a mysterious voice through the leaves.

   • 때 means ‘time’ or ‘occasion’.
   • The expression -ㄹ 때 is commonly used to indicate the duration, period, or occasion of a certain situation.

5. 하지만, 변할 때마다 그의 삶에서 시간이 줄어든다는 조건이 있었습니다.⁴
   However, there was a condition that every time he changed, time in his life would decrease.

   • 때 means ‘time’ or ‘occasion’.
   • The expression -ㄹ 때 is commonly used to indicate the duration, period, or occasion of a certain situation.
   • -마다 is a particle that indicates repetition or inclusion of every instance without exception, often translated as ‘every’.