Example Sentences#

1. 부서질수록 내 맘 가벼워져¹
   The more I break, the lighter I feel
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’.
   • -어지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
2. 가벼운 바람에도 흔들리는 맘¹
   A heart swayed by even the lightest breeze
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’.
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
3. 멈춘 시계 위에서 가벼워지는 발걸음¹
   Footsteps growing lighter upon the stopped clock
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’ (in weight).
   • -어지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.