Example Sentences#

1. 그의 아들이 그 말을 다루려다 떨어져서 다리를 다쳤습니다.¹
   His son fell while handling the horse and injured his leg.
   • 다루다 means ‘to handle’.
   • 려다 is a contracted form of -(으)려고 하다가. This expression is composed of -려고, which is used to express intention or purpose, similar to ‘in order to’, combined with 하다 (to do), emphasizing the intention or plan to do something, and 다가, a clause ending indicating the interruption of an action to immediately start another action.
   • Together, 다루려다 forms a pattern that means ‘intended to handle (something), but then (something else happened)’.