Example Sentences#

1. “여기 있는 우리는 모두 미쳤거든.¹
   “We’re all mad here.
   • 우리 means ‘we’.
   • 는 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…’.
2. 우리 둘만의 비밀처럼²
   Like a secret just between the two of us
   • 우리 means ‘we’.
3. 우리가 번갈아 가며 하나씩 먹자.³
   Let’s take turns eating one at a time.
   • 우리 means ‘we’ or ‘us’.
   • 가 is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
4. 우리는 끝없는 검은 바다 한가운데 있는 고요한 무지의 섬에 살고 있으며, 멀리 나가는 것은 우리에게 맞지 않았습니다.⁴
   We live on a quiet island of ignorance in the middle of an endless black sea, and it was not meant for us to venture far.
   • 우리 means ‘we’.
   • 는 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…’.
5. “스님, 우리는 여자를 만지지 않기로 했는데, 어떻게 그 여자를 들어 건너셨습니까?”⁵
   “We promised not to touch a woman. How could you carry her across the river?”
   • 우리 means ‘we’.
   • 는 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…’.
6. 우린 그저 다른 감옥에 갇혔을 뿐⁶
   We were simply trapped in different prisons.
   • 우린 is a contraction of 우리는, where 우리 means ‘we’ and 는 is the topic marker.
7. 도윤: 서준은 매운 거 좋아하지만, 우리를 위해 덜 맵게 시키자.⁷
   Doyoon: Seojun likes spicy food, but let’s order it less spicy for the rest of us.
   • 우리 means ‘we’ or ‘us’.
   • 를 is an object particle.
8. 과학은 각자 다른 방향으로 나아가고 있으며, 지금까지는 우리에게 큰 해를 끼치지 않았습니다.⁴
   Each science is progressing in different directions and has not caused us great harm until now.
   • 우리 means ‘we’ or ‘us’.
   • 에게 is a particle indicating the indirect object of an action, meaning ‘to’ or ‘for’.
9. 천천히, 부드럽게, 우리만의 리듬²
   Slowly, softly, in a rhythm all our own
   • 우리 means ‘we’.
   • 만 is a particle meaning ‘only’ or ‘just’.
   • 의 is a possessive marker.
10. 그러나 언젠가 이 떨어져 있는 지식들이 모이면, 현실의 무서운 모습을 드러내고, 그 속에서 우리의 무서운 위치를 알게 되어 우리는 그 사실로 인해 미쳐버리거나 그 빛을 피해 새로운 어두운 시대의 평화와 안전 속으로 도망칠 것입니다.⁴
    However, someday, if these separate pieces of knowledge come together, they will reveal the fearful reality, and in that, we will come to know our terrifying position and either go mad or flee into the peace and safety of a new dark age, avoiding the light.
    • 우리 means ‘we’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.
11. 우리만의 이야기로²
    As our own story
    • 우리 means ‘we’.
    • 만 is a particle meaning ‘only’ or ‘just’.
    • 의 is a possessive marker.