Example Sentences#

1. “방향만 바꾸면 돼,” 고양이가 말했고, 쥐를 잡아먹었다.¹
   “You only need to change your direction,” said the cat, and ate it up.

   • 쥐 means ‘mouse’.
   • 를 is an object marker.

2. 조용히 내일을 만들어 가²
   Quietly shaping tomorrow

   • 내일 means ‘tomorrow’.
   • 을 is an object marker.

3. 앨리스: 앨리스는 이 말을 부정할 수 없다고 느껴서 다른 질문을 해 보았다.³
   Alice: Feeling that she couldn’t deny this, Alice asked another question.

   • 말 means ‘words’ or ‘speech’.
   • 을 is an object marker.

4. 그의 아들이 그 말을 다루려다 떨어져서 다리를 다쳤습니다.⁴
   His son fell while handling the horse and injured his leg.

   • 말 means ‘horse’.
   • 을 is the object marker.

5. 구름 위를 걷는 것 같아⁵
   It’s like we’re walking on clouds

   • 위 means ‘above’ or ‘on top’.
   • 를 is an object marker. Here, it emphasizes the path or surface being traversed, creating a vivid and dynamic image. In contrast, the adverbial particle 에서 would focus on the location of the action, making it more neutral.

6. 태민: 나의 아저씨는 현실적이고 감동을 주는 드라마고, 사이코지만 괜찮아는 독특하고 따뜻한 느낌이 있는 드라마인 것 같아.⁶
   Taemin: I think ‘My Mister’ is a realistic and touching drama, while ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ is a drama with a unique and warm feeling.

   • 감동 means ‘deep emotion’ or ‘impression’.
   • 을 is the object particle.

7. 저는 인류 전체를 사랑할수록 특정 사람을 덜 사랑하게 됩니다.⁷
   The more I love humanity, the less I come to love any particular person.

   • 전체 means ‘whole’ or ‘entire’.
   • 를 is an object marker.

8. 그곳에서 한 농부가 맹인에게 포도 한 송이를 건네주었다.⁸
   There, a farmer handed a bunch of grapes to the blind man.

   • 송이 is a counter used for clusters or bunches, such as a bunch of grapes or a cluster of flowers.
   • 를 is an object marker.

9. 저마다의 빛을 가진 작은 별들⁹
   Little stars, each with their own light

   • 빛 means ‘light’.
   • 을 is the object marker.

10. 걸어온 길, 발을 묶는 줄처럼¹⁰
    The path I’ve walked, like a rope binding my feet

    • 발 means ‘foot’ or ‘feet’.
    • 을 is an object marker.

11. 세상에서 가장 다행스러운 것은 인간의 마음이 모든 것을 연결하지 못하는 능력이라고 생각합니다.¹¹
    I think the most fortunate thing in the world is the human mind’s inability to connect everything.

    • 것 means ‘thing’.
    • 을 is an object marker.

12. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.¹²
    One day, they arrived beside a river, where there was a young and beautiful woman having difficulty trying to cross the river.

    • 강 means ‘river’.
    • 을 is an object marker.

13. 가둔 세상을 부수고 싶었어¹³
    I wanted to break the world that confined us.

    • 세상 means ‘world’.
    • 을 is an object marker.

14. 고요한 마을에는 타로라는 성실한 돌을 다듬는 사람이 살고 있었습니다.¹⁴
    In a quiet village, there lived a diligent stone carver named Taro.

    • 돌 means ‘stone’.
    • 을 is the object marker.

15. 그래서 먹을 것을 찾으려고 마을로 내려왔습니다.¹⁵
    So, he came down to the village to look for something to eat.

    • 것 is a bound noun meaning ‘thing’, often used with modifiers to nominalize the preceding clause or phrase.
    • 을 is an object marker.

16. 도윤: 서준은 매운 거 좋아하지만, 우리를 위해 덜 맵게 시키자.¹⁶
    Doyoon: Seojun likes spicy food, but let’s order it less spicy for the rest of us.

    • 우리 means ‘we’ or ‘us’.
    • 를 is an object particle.

17. 진실을 보여 줘, 길을 잃기 전에²
    Show me truth before I lose my way

    • 진실 means ‘truth’.
    • 을 is an object marker.

18. 체셔 고양이: “저쪽에는,” 고양이는 한쪽 발을 흔들며, “모자 장수가 살고 있어.³
    Cheshire Cat: “In that direction,” waving one paw, “lives a Hatter.

    • 발 means ‘foot’ or ‘paw’.
    • 을 is an object marker.

19. 꿈속에서 저는 종종 인류를 위해 봉사할 계획을 세우곤 합니다.⁷
    In my dreams, I often make plans to serve humanity.

    • 인류 means ‘humanity’.
    • 를 is an object marker.