Example Sentences#

1. 사랑이 환상일지라도¹
   Even if love is just an illusion
   • 환상 means ‘illusion’ or ‘fantasy’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’.
   • -(으)ㄹ지라도 is a connective ending that combines -ㄹ지 (a marker indicating hypothesis or uncertainty) and -라도 (a concessive ending that emphasizes the following clause remains true despite the assumed condition). This pattern acknowledges a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the first clause while stressing that it does not affect the outcome of the following clause. It is often translated as ‘even if’.
2. 환상적이었어.²
   It was fantastic.
   • 환상적 means ‘fantastic’, derived from 환상 (fantasy) and the suffix -적, which turns a noun into a descriptive term meaning ‘relating to’ or ‘having the properties of’.
   • 이다 is the copula ‘to be’.
   • -었- is a past tense marker.
   • -어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.