Example Sentences#

1. 빈손인 채 다시 나아가는 길¹
   With empty hands, I move forward again
   • 빈손 is a compound noun formed from 빈 (empty), derived from the verb 비다 (to be empty) with the modifier -ㄴ, which makes the preceding statement describe the following noun, and 손 (hand), meaning ‘empty hands’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’.
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 저 벽 너머 텅 빈 세상 향해²
   Towards that empty world beyond the walls.
   • 비다 means ‘to be empty’.
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
   • When combined with 텅, it forms the emphatic expression 텅 빈, meaning ‘completely empty’ or ‘hollow’, emphasizing a strong sense of emptiness.