Example Sentences#

1. 그럼 모두 만족이겠지?¹
   Then everyone will be satisfied, right?
   • 만족 means ‘satisfaction’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’.
   • -겠- indicates future action, supposition, or conjecture from the speaker’s perspective, often based on their current observation or subjective feeling.
   • -지 is a sentence-ending particle that conveys the speaker’s presumption of shared understanding or agreement with the listener. In the interrogative mood, it seeks confirmation, softening the question’s tone and making it less direct.
2. 비록 그는 새로운 삶을 즐겼지만, 그의 만족은 오래가지 못했습니다.²
   Although he enjoyed his new life, his satisfaction did not last long.
   • 만족 means ‘satisfaction’.
   • 은 is a topic marker, indicating what the sentence is about or the topic of discussion. It can emphasize an element, contrast it with another, or set the context for what follows, highlighting the theme rather than the actor and conveying a sense of ‘as for…’ or ‘regarding…’.
3. 하지만 곧, 만족하지 못하는 마음이 그를 괴롭히기 시작했습니다.²
   But soon, dissatisfaction began to torment him.
   • 만족하다 means ‘to be satisfied’.
   • 지 is part of the negation pattern -지 못하다, an expression used to indicate inability to perform the action or reach the state described in the preceding statement.
4. 그러나 그의 만족은 오래가지 못했습니다.²
   But his satisfaction did not last long.
   • 만족 means ‘satisfaction’.
   • 은 is a topic marker, indicating what the sentence is about or the topic of discussion. It can emphasize an element, contrast it with another, or set the context for what follows, highlighting the theme rather than the actor and conveying a sense of ‘as for…’ or ‘regarding…’.