Example Sentences#

1. 둘 다 미쳤으니까.”¹
   They’re both mad.”

   • 미치다 means ‘to go mad’ or ‘to become insane’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate the cause or reason for an action, emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning or justification that leads to the resulting action or decision.

2. 나연: 야, 너 인스타 보니까 최근에 콘서트 갔다 왔더라?²
   Nayeon: Hey, I saw on your Instagram that you went to a concert recently?

   • 보다 means ‘to see’.
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate that the preceding statement is the cause, reason, or basis for the following statement, emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning.

3. 이게 내가 택한 자유니까³
   Because this is the freedom I chose.

   • 자유 means ‘freedom’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’ and is omitted here, which commonly occurs when it follows a vowel-ending noun and attaches to a vowel-initial ending.
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate the cause or reason for an action, emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning or justification that leads to the resulting action or decision.

4. 체셔 고양이: “너는 여기 왔으니까,” 고양이가 말했다.¹
   Cheshire Cat: “Because you came here,” said the cat.

   • 오다 means ‘to come’.
   • 았 is a past tense marker.
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate the cause or reason for an action, emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning or justification that leads to the resulting action or decision.

5. 그리고 안에서는 핸드폰도 못 쓰니까 다들 공연에만 집중했어.²
   And since you couldn’t use your phone inside, everyone just focused on the performance.

   • 쓰다 means ‘to use’.
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate that the preceding statement is the cause, reason, or basis for the following statement, emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning.

6. 누구보다 너희가 소중했으니까³
   Because you were more precious to me than anyone.

   • 소중하다 means ‘to be precious’ or ‘to be valuable’.
   • 였 is a past tense marker.
   • (으)니까 is a connective ending used to indicate the cause or reason for an action, emphasizing the speaker’s subjective reasoning or justification that leads to the resulting action or decision.