Example Sentences#

1. 그러나 그의 힘은 큰, 움직이지 않는 산에 부딪히면서 약해졌습니다.¹
   However, his power weakened as he hit a big, immovable mountain.
   • 산 means ‘mountain’.
   • 에 is a particle indicating location.
2. 옛날에 산 아래 작은 마을이 있었습니다.²
   Once upon a time, there was a small village at the foot of a mountain.
   • 산 means ‘mountain’.
3. 산은 단단하게 서 있었고, 그의 힘에 영향을 받지 않았습니다.¹
   The mountain stood firmly and was unaffected by his power.
   • 산 means ‘mountain’.
   • 은 is a topic marker, indicating what the sentence is about or the topic of discussion. It can emphasize an element, contrast it with another, or set the context for what follows, highlighting the theme rather than the actor and conveying a sense of ‘as for…’ or ‘regarding…’.
4. 산에는 무서운 호랑이가 살고 있었습니다.²
   In that mountain lived a fearsome tiger.
   • 산 means ‘mountain’.
   • 에 is a particle indicating location.
   • 는 is a topic marker, here topicalizing the locative phrase for emphasis or contrastive focus.
5. 타로는 점점 더 절망을 느끼며, 산이 되면 정말로 강할 것이라고 확신했습니다.¹
   Taro gradually felt more despair and was sure that if he became a mountain, he would truly be strong.
   • 산 means ‘mountain’.
   • 이 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
6. 오래된 산이 된 타로는 영원히 강할 것이라고 느꼈습니다.¹
   Taro, who had become an old mountain, felt that he would be strong forever.
   • 산 means ‘mountain’.
   • 이 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.