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의: Possessive Marker

2024-12-09
2026-05-31
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Example Sentences#

  1. 모두 내 안에 머물러1
    It all stays within me
    • 내 is a contraction of 나의, where 나 is the informal first-person pronoun meaning ‘I’, and 의 is the possessive marker, meaning ‘of’.
  2. 어느 날 그의 말이 도망갔습니다.2
    One day, his horse ran away.
    • 그 means ‘he’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  3. 우리 둘만의 비밀처럼3
    Like a secret just between the two of us
    • 둘 is the native Korean number for ‘two’.
    • 만 is a particle meaning ‘only’ or ‘just’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  4. 태민: 나는 나의 아저씨가 진짜 좋았어.4
    Taemin: I really liked ‘My Mister’.
    • 나 is the informal first-person pronoun meaning ‘I’.
    • 의 is a possessive particle.
  5. 경험에 따르면, 누군가 제 곁에 있으면 그 사람의 성격이 저를 방해하고 자유를 제한합니다.5
    In my experience, if someone is beside me, their personality disturbs me and restricts my freedom.
    • 제 is a contraction of 저의, meaning ‘my’. 저 means ‘I’ and 의 is a possessive marker.
  6. 라사로는 맹인의 제안을 받아들여 둘은 포도를 먹기 시작했다.6
    Lazaro accepted the blind man’s suggestion, and the two began eating the grapes.
    • 맹인 means ‘blind person’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  7. 저마다의 빛을 가진 작은 별들7
    Little stars, each with their own light
    • 저마다 means ‘each’ or ‘respectively’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  8. 굳어진 발밑의 커지는 그림자8
    A growing shadow beneath my frozen feet
    • 발밑 is a compound noun formed from 발 (foot) and 밑 (bottom or beneath), meaning ‘under one’s feet’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  9. 그러나 그의 마음에는 한 질문이 남았습니다.9
    However, one question remained in his mind.
    • 그 means ‘he’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  10. 세상에서 가장 다행스러운 것은 인간의 마음이 모든 것을 연결하지 못하는 능력이라고 생각합니다.10
    I think the most fortunate thing in the world is the human mind’s inability to connect everything.
    • 인간 means ‘human’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  11. 두 명의 스님, 한 명은 나이 든 스님이고 다른 한 명은 젊은 스님이 함께 여행하고 있었다.11
    Two monks, one old and one young, were traveling together.
    • 명 is a dependent noun used to count people.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  12. 말은 오해의 씨앗이거든.12
    Words are the source of misunderstandings.
    • 오해 means ‘misunderstanding’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  13. 그 끝엔 눈물의 바다뿐이었어13
    At the end, there was only an ocean of tears.
    • 눈물 is a compound noun formed from 눈 (eye) and 물 (water), meaning ‘tears’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  14. 그것은 숲의 오래된 영혼의 목소리였고, 타로에게 원하는 무엇이든 변할 수 있는 힘을 주겠다고 했습니다.14
    It was the voice of an old spirit of the forest, promising Taro the power to change anything he wanted.
    • 숲 means ‘forest’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  15. 아기의 엄마가 말했습니다.15
    The baby’s mother said,
    • 아기 means ‘baby’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  16. 몇 달 후 그 말이 돌아왔고, 몇 마리의 다른 말도 데리고 왔습니다.2
    A few months later, the horse returned, bringing a few other horses.
    • 마리 is a counter for animals.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  17. 나만 바라보고 싶은 너의 미소3
    Your smile, which I want to keep to myself
    • 너 is the informal second-person pronoun meaning ‘you’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  18. 지수: 나도 나의 아저씨 좋아해.4
    Jisoo: I also like ‘My Mister’.
    • 나 is the informal first-person pronoun meaning ‘I’.
    • 의 is a possessive particle.
  19. 이십사 시간 안에 저는 최고의 사람도 미워하기 시작합니다.5
    Within twenty-four hours, I start to hate even the best of people:
    • 최고 means ‘best’ or ‘highest’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
  20. 눈앞에 흐르는 빛의 조각들7
    Pieces of light flowing before my eyes
    • 빛 means ‘light’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from A New Beginning. ↩

  2. Sentence from Bad Luck Good Luck Story. ↩ ↩2

  3. Sentence from Blue Breeze Song. ↩ ↩2

  4. Sentence from Exploring K Drama Favorites. ↩ ↩2

  5. Sentence from Father Zossima Counsel Story. ↩ ↩2

  6. Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man. ↩

  7. Sentence from Like A Paper Boat Song. ↩ ↩2

  8. Sentence from Shattered Pieces Song. ↩

  9. Sentence from The Butterfly Dream Story. ↩

  10. Sentence from The Call Of Cthulhu Opening Story. ↩

  11. Sentence from The Girl At The River Story. ↩

  12. Sentence from The Little Prince And The Fox. ↩

  13. Sentence from The Red Ribbon. ↩

  14. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story. ↩

  15. Sentence from The Tiger And The Dried Persimmon. ↩

의: Possessive Marker
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2024-12-09
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