Example Sentences#

1. “요즘 사람들은 무엇이든 가게에서 이미 만들어진 것을 사지.¹
   “These days, people buy everything already made in shops.
   • 사다 means ‘to buy’.
   • -지 is a sentence-ending particle that conveys the speaker’s presumption of shared understanding with the listener. In the declarative mood, it expresses certainty or strong affirmation, often asserting something believed to be obvious or mutually understood. In the interrogative mood, it seeks confirmation, softening the question’s tone and making it less direct, or poses self-directed questions that lightly invite shared consideration. In the imperative mood, it softens the command, making it less forceful.