Example Sentences#

1. 아름다움 보여 줘, 사라지기 전에¹
   Show me beauty before it fades away
   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.
2. 앨리스: “여기서 어느 쪽으로 가야 할지 말씀해 주시겠어요?”²
   Alice: “Would you please tell me which way I should go from here?”
   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -여 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • -시- is an honorific marker used to show respect toward the subject of the verb, typically when referring to or addressing someone of higher social standing, or when politely addressing the listener in requests, questions, or commands.
   • -겠 is a suffix indicating an indirect polite proposal with some degree of future supposition.
   • 어요 is a polite ending used in informal polite speech.
3. 푸른 바람이 말해 주는 것 같아³
   It feels like the blue breeze is whispering
   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -여 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
4. 줄이 길었는데도 5분 만에 다 들어가고, 직원들이 진짜 잘 안내해 줬어.⁴
   Even though the line was long, everyone got in within 5 minutes, and the staff guided us really well.
   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -여 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • -었- is a past tense marker.
   • -어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
5. 다들 힘들게 사는데, 서로 도와주고 이해하면서 조금씩 변해가는 게 너무 좋았어.⁵
   While everyone lives with difficulty, I really liked how they help each other, understand each other, and gradually change.
   • 도와주다 means ‘to help’ or ‘to assist’. It is formed by combining 돕다 (to help) with the pattern -아 주다, where 주다 (to give) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • 고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’.
6. 그곳에서 한 농부가 맹인에게 포도 한 송이를 건네주었다.⁶
   There, a farmer handed a bunch of grapes to the blind man.
   • 건네주다 means ‘to hand over’ or ‘to pass’. It is formed by combining 건네다 (to hand over) with the pattern -어 주다, where 주다 (to give) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • 었 is a past tense marker.
   • -다 is the plain declarative ending used to state facts or describe events in an impersonal, neutral tone without addressing a specific listener, found in objective narration (stories, articles, diaries), self-directed speech, announcements, and emphatic exclamations.
7. 그때 나이 든 스님은 아무 말 없이 여자를 들어 강을 건너게 도와주고, 다른 쪽에 내려놓은 후 다시 길을 떠났다.⁷
   At that moment, the old monk picked up the woman without a word, helped her cross the river, set her down on the other side, and resumed the journey.
   • 도와주다 means ‘to help’ or ‘to assist’. It is formed by combining 돕다 (to help) with the pattern -아 주다, where 주다 (to give) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • When combined with -게, it forms 건너게 도와주다, which translates to ‘help (someone) to cross’.
   • -고 is a connective ending used to link two actions or states, meaning ‘and’, or to join the main verb to auxiliary verbs.
8. “나를 길들여 줘…” 여우가 말했다.⁸
   “Please tame me…” said the fox.
   • 주다 means ‘to give’.
   • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.
9. 잊으라 했지만 기억해주길⁹
   I told you to forget, but hoped you’d remember.
   • 기억하다 means ‘to remember’.
   • -여 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 (to give) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
   • -길 is a contraction of -기를, where -기 is a nominalizer and 를 is the object marker. It is often used to express a wish or hope, as it implies an unspoken verb like 바라다 (to wish or hope).
10. 그것은 숲의 오래된 영혼의 목소리였고, 타로에게 원하는 무엇이든 변할 수 있는 힘을 주겠다고 했습니다.¹⁰
    It was the voice of an old spirit of the forest, promising Taro the power to change anything he wanted.
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -겠- is a future tense marker indicating intention, expressing the speaker’s will or determination to perform the action.
    • -다고 is a quotative marker used in indirect quotation of speech or thoughts, composed of -다 (the plain declarative ending) and -고 (a quotative particle).
11. 엄마가 곶감을 주자 아기는 바로 울음을 멈췄습니다.¹¹
    As soon as the mother gave the baby the dried persimmon, the baby stopped crying immediately.
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -자 is a connective ending used to indicate that two closely related actions in the past occurred in immediate succession, with the first serving as the cause, condition, or motivation for the second.
12. 진실을 보여 줘, 길을 잃기 전에¹
    Show me truth before I lose my way
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
    • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.
13. 지수: 그치, 그 두 사람 다 상처가 많았는데, 그냥 옆에 있어 주는 것만으로도 힘이 되는 게 보여서 좋았어.⁵
    Jisoo: Right, both of those people had many wounds, but it was good to see that just being by their side was enough to give them strength.
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
    • 는 is a present tense modifier that makes the preceding phrase function as an adjective.
14. 네가 친구를 원한다면, 나를 길들여 줘.”⁸
    If you want a friend, tame me.”
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
    • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.
15. 오래오래 행복하게 살아줘⁹
    Live long, long happy lives.
    • 살다 means ‘to live’.
    • -아 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 (to give) is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
    • 어 is a casual imperative ending used in informal speech.
16. 태민: 응, 말 없이도 서로 힘이 되어 주는 게 진짜 감동이었지.⁵
    Taemin: Yes, it was really touching that they could be a source of strength for each other even without words.
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -어 주다 is a grammar pattern where 주다 is used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that the action is done for someone else’s benefit.
    • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
17. 태민: 나의 아저씨는 현실적이고 감동을 주는 드라마고, 사이코지만 괜찮아는 독특하고 따뜻한 느낌이 있는 드라마인 것 같아.⁵
    Taemin: I think ‘My Mister’ is a realistic and touching drama, while ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’ is a drama with a unique and warm feeling.
    • 주다 means ‘to give’.
    • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.