Example Sentences#

1. 호랑이는 깜짝 놀라며 생각했습니다.¹
   The tiger was startled and thought,
   • 놀라다 means ‘to be surprised’.
   • 깜짝 놀라다 is an idiomatic expression meaning ‘to be startled’, where 깜짝 intensifies the verb to convey a sudden, involuntary shock or fright.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
2. 호랑이는 몹시 놀라서 마음속으로 말했습니다.¹
   Greatly surprised, the tiger said to himself,
   • 놀라다 means ‘to be surprised’.
   • -아서 is a connective ending that indicates a sequence of related events, cause and effect, or ways or means.
3. 호랑이는 깜짝 놀라며 외쳤습니다.¹
   Startled, the tiger shouted,
   • 놀라다 means ‘to be surprised’.
   • 깜짝 놀라다 is an idiomatic expression meaning ‘to be startled’, where 깜짝 intensifies the verb to convey a sudden, involuntary shock or fright.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.