Example Sentences#

1. 구름이 하늘을 지나 그의 빛을 가리며 그의 힘을 약하게 만들었습니다.¹
   A cloud passed through the sky, covering his light and weakening his power.
   • 가리다 means ‘to cover’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
2. 단순한 구름이 어떻게 그의 힘을 가릴 수 있을까?¹
   How could a simple cloud obscure his power?
   • 가리다 means ‘to obscure’.
   • -ㄹ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun, conveying assumption, intention, or possibility and including future, potential, or unrealized actions and states.
3. 구름이 된 타로는 태양을 가리고 비를 내리며 땅에 영향을 미치는 것을 즐겼습니다.¹
   As a cloud, Taro covered the sun, poured rain, and enjoyed having influence on the ground.
   • 가리다 means ‘to cover’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.