Example Sentences#

1. 사람들이 가까이 오면 저는 즉시 싫어하게 됩니다.¹
   When people get close to me, I immediately start to dislike them.
   • 가까이 is an adverb meaning ‘closely’ or ‘nearby’. It is formed from the adjective 가깝다 (to be close), combined with the adverbial suffix -이.
2. 그러면서 날마다 조금씩 더 내게 가까이 앉으면 돼…”²
   And as you do so, you can sit a little closer to me each day…”
   • 가까이 is an adverb meaning ‘closely’ or ‘nearby’. It is formed from the adjective 가깝다 (to be close), combined with the adverbial suffix -이.