Example Sentences#

1. 여자는 스님들에게 강을 건너는 것을 도와달라고 부탁했다.¹
   The woman asked the monks to help her cross the river.
   • 부탁하다 means ‘to request’.
   • 였 is a past tense marker.
   • -다 is the plain declarative ending used to state facts or describe events in an impersonal, neutral tone without addressing a specific listener, found in objective narration (stories, articles, diaries), self-directed speech, announcements, and emphatic exclamations.