Example Sentences#

1. 붙잡은 것도, 놓아버린 것도¹
   What I held onto and what I let go of
   • 놓다 means ‘to let go’ or ‘to release’.
   • -아 버리다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that an action is completely done, often conveying emotional nuances such as regret, relief, or frustration, and emphasizing that the action is carried out thoroughly or irreversibly, adding a sense of finality.
   • -ㄴ is a past tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 놓아버릴 용기를 잃어버린 채²
   Having lost the courage to let go
   • 놓다 means ‘to let go’ or ‘to release’.
   • -아 버리다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that an action is completely done, often conveying emotional nuances such as regret, relief, or frustration, and emphasizing that the action is carried out thoroughly or irreversibly, adding a sense of finality.
   • -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.