Example Sentences#

1. 오늘도 내리지 않은 결심이¹
   Today, once again, an unmade decision
   • 내리다 means ‘to lower’, ‘to bring down’, or ‘to make (a decision)’.
   • -지 않다 is a negation pattern, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 않다 as an auxiliary verb for negation.
2. 구름이 된 타로는 태양을 가리고 비를 내리며 땅에 영향을 미치는 것을 즐겼습니다.²
   As a cloud, Taro covered the sun, poured rain, and enjoyed having influence on the ground.
   • 내리다 means ‘to fall’ or ‘to descend’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.