Example Sentences#

1. 붙잡은 것도, 놓아버린 것도¹
   What I held onto and what I let go of
   • 붙잡다 is a compound verb formed from 붙다 (to stick or cling to) and 잡다 (to hold or grab), meaning ‘to hold onto’ or ‘to grasp’.
   • -은 is a past tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 도둑은 떨어지면 호랑이에게 잡아먹힐까 봐 등을 꽉 붙잡았습니다.²
   The thief, afraid he would be eaten by the tiger if he fell off, held on tightly to its back.
   • 붙잡다 is a compound verb formed from 붙다 (to stick or cling to) and 잡다 (to hold or grab), meaning ‘to hold onto’ or ‘to grasp’.
   • 았 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.
3. 이 따뜻함 붙잡고 싶어¹
   I want to hold onto this warmth
   • 붙잡다 is a compound verb formed from 붙다 (to stick or cling to) and 잡다 (to hold or grab), meaning ‘to hold onto’ or ‘to grasp’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
4. 그러다 도둑은 나뭇가지를 붙잡고 겨우 나무 위로 올라갔습니다.²
   At that moment, the thief grabbed a tree branch and barely managed to climb up the tree.
   • 붙잡다 is a compound verb formed from 붙다 (to stick or cling to) and 잡다 (to hold or grab), meaning ‘to hold onto’ or ‘to grab’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.