Example Sentences#

1. “네가 오후 네 시에 온다면, 나는 세 시부터 벌써 행복해지기 시작할 거야.¹
   “If you come at four in the afternoon, then at three o’clock I shall begin to feel happy.
   • 시 means ‘o’clock’, a bound noun indicating one of the 24 hours of the day.
   • 에 is a particle indicating a point in time.
2. 네 시가 가까워질수록 나는 점점 더 기뻐질 거야.¹
   As four o’clock draws nearer, I shall grow happier and happier.
   • 시 means ‘o’clock’, a bound noun indicating one of the 24 hours of the day.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
3. 네 시가 되면 나는 이미 설레고 불안해질 거야.¹
   At four o’clock, I shall already be excited and nervous.
   • 시 means ‘o’clock’, a bound noun indicating one of the 24 hours of the day.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
4. 하지만 네가 아무 때나 온다면, 나는 몇 시에 마음의 준비를 해야 할지 알 수 없을 거야…”¹
   But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour to prepare my heart…”
   • 시 means ‘o’clock’, a bound noun indicating one of the 24 hours of the day.
   • 에 is a particle indicating a point in time.