Example Sentences#

1. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.¹
   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’.
2. 여자는 스님들에게 강을 건너는 것을 도와달라고 부탁했다.¹
   The woman asked the monks to help her cross the river.
   • 강 means ‘river’.
   • 을 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
3. 그때 나이 든 스님은 아무 말 없이 여자를 들어 강을 건너게 도와주고, 다른 쪽에 내려놓은 후 다시 길을 떠났다.¹
   At that moment, the old monk picked up the woman without a word, helped her cross the river, set her down on the other side, and resumed the journey.
   • 강 means ‘river’.
   • 을 is an object marker that identifies the noun as the target directly affected by an action.
4. “나는 그 여자를 강 건너편에 내려놓았다.¹
   “I set her down on the other side of the river.
   • 강 means ‘river’.