Example Sentences#

1. 민준: 나 친구들이랑 노래방 갈까 생각 중이야.¹
   Minjun: I’m thinking about going to a karaoke room with my friends.
   • 생각 means ‘thought’ or ‘idea’.
2. 앨리스: 앨리스는 이 말이 전혀 증명되지 않는다고 생각했지만, 계속해서 물었다.²
   Alice: Alice thought that this statement was not proven at all, but she continued to ask.
   • 생각하다 means ‘to think’.
   • 였 is the past tense marker.
   • 지만 is a connective ending meaning ‘but’, used to contrast two clauses.
3. 그런데 왜 그렇게 생각하시나요?”³
   Why do you think so?”
   • 생각하다 means ‘to think’.
   • -시- is an honorific marker used to show respect toward the subject of the verb, typically when referring to or addressing someone of higher social standing, or when politely addressing the listener in requests, questions, or commands.
   • 나요 is a polite ending used in questions, conveying curiosity or softening the tone to make the inquiry less direct.
4. 세상에서 가장 다행스러운 것은 인간의 마음이 모든 것을 연결하지 못하는 능력이라고 생각합니다.⁴
   I think the most fortunate thing in the world is the human mind’s inability to connect everything.
   • 생각하다 means ‘to think’.
   • ㅂ니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.
5. 그는 실망하여 태양이 되는 것이 진정한 힘이라고 생각하며 태양이 되기를 소원했습니다.⁵
   Disappointed, he wished to become the sun, believing it would give him true strength.
   • 생각하다 means ‘to think’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.
6. 호랑이는 깜짝 놀라며 생각했습니다.⁶
   The tiger was startled and thought,
   • 생각하다 means ‘to think’.
   • 였 is a past tense marker.
   • 습니다 is a formal polite ending used in declarative sentences.
7. 그렇게 생각하며 호랑이는 산속으로 도망쳤습니다.⁶
   Thinking so, the tiger fled deep into the mountains.
   • 생각하다 means ‘to think’.
   • -며 is a connective ending indicating simultaneous actions.