Example Sentences#

1. 저마다의 빛을 가진 작은 별들¹
   Little stars, each with their own light
   • 작다 means ‘to be small’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
2. 익숙한 고요 속 작은 목소리²
   A faint voice in the familiar silence
   • 작다 means ‘to be small’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
3. 태양의 엄청난 힘을 보면서 자신이 작게 느껴졌습니다.³
   Seeing the enormous power of the sun, he felt small.
   • 작다 means ‘to be small’.
   • -게 is an adverbial suffix.
4. 옛날에 산 아래 작은 마을이 있었습니다.⁴
   Once upon a time, there was a small village at the foot of a mountain.
   • 작다 means ‘to be small’.
   • -은 is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.