Example Sentences#

1. 달빛이 부드럽게 비출 밤¹
   On a night gently lit by moonlight
   • 비추다 means ‘to shine’ or ‘to illuminate’.
   • -ㄹ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun, conveying assumption, intention, or possibility and including future, potential, or unrealized actions and states.
2. 태양으로 변한 타로는 그의 빛을 세상의 모든 곳에 비췄습니다.²
   Taro turned into the sun and shined his light everywhere in the world.
   • 비추다 means ‘to shine’.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.