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약속: Vocabulary #312

Example Sentences#

  1. 약속하지?”1
    You promise?”
    • 약속하다 means ‘to promise’.
    • -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.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man.

약속: Vocabulary #312
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/vocabulary/약속/
Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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