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자신: Vocabulary #137

Example Sentences#

  1. “그렇다면 당신은 어떻게 자신이 미쳤다는 걸 아세요?”1
    “If so, how do you know that you are mad?”
    • 자신 means ‘oneself’, referring to the subject’s own self.
    • is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
  2. 모두가 자신만의 빛을 찾아가2
    Everyone’s searching for their own light
    • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
    • is a particle meaning ‘only’ or ‘just’.
    • is a possessive marker.
  3. 태양의 엄청난 힘을 보면서 자신이 작게 느껴졌습니다.3
    Seeing the enormous power of the sun, he felt small.
    • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
    • is a subject marker that identifies the noun as the entity that performs an action or is in a particular state.
  4. 그러나 어느 날, 그는 자신의 옆에서 익숙한 소리를 들었습니다.3
    But one day, he heard a familiar sound next to him.
    • 자신 means ‘oneself’.
    • is a possessive marker.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story.

  2. Sentence from Like A Paper Boat Song.

  3. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story. 2

자신: Vocabulary #137
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/vocabulary/자신/
Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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