Example Sentences#

1. 잡으려 하면 멀어지는 꿈¹
   A dream that drifts away when I try to catch it

   • 잡다 means ‘to catch’ or ‘to grab’.
   • -으려 is a contraction of -으려고, a connective ending used to express intention or purpose, similar to ‘in order to’.

2. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.²
   One day, they arrived beside a river, where there was a young and beautiful woman having difficulty trying to cross the river.

   • 건너다 means ‘to cross’.
   • -려 is a contraction of -려고, a connective ending used to express intention or purpose, similar to ‘in order to’.