Example Sentences#

1. “요즘 사람들은 무엇이든 가게에서 이미 만들어진 것을 사지.¹
   “These days, people buy everything already made in shops.
   • 무엇 means ‘what’ or ‘something’, referring to an unspecified thing.
   • -이든 is a short form of the particle -이든지, indicating that any choice is acceptable.
   • Together, 무엇이든 conveys a meaning similar to ‘anything’ or ‘whatever’.
2. 그것은 숲의 오래된 영혼의 목소리였고, 타로에게 원하는 무엇이든 변할 수 있는 힘을 주겠다고 했습니다.²
   It was the voice of an old spirit of the forest, promising Taro the power to change anything he wanted.
   • 무엇 means ‘what’ or ‘something’, referring to an unspecified thing.
   • -이든 is a short form of the particle -이든지, indicating that any choice is acceptable.
   • Together, 무엇이든 conveys a meaning similar to ‘anything’ or ‘whatever’.