Example Sentences#

1. 지도자가 된 타로는 힘과 영향력을 가지며 존경을 받았습니다.¹
   As a leader, Taro had gained power, influence, and respect.
   • 받다 means ‘to receive’.
   • 았 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.
2. 산은 단단하게 서 있었고, 그의 힘에 영향을 받지 않았습니다.¹
   The mountain stood firmly and was unaffected by his power.
   • 받다 means ‘to receive’.
   • -지 않다 is a negation pattern, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 않다 as an auxiliary verb for negation.