Example Sentences#

1. “요즘 사람들은 무엇이든 가게에서 이미 만들어진 것을 사지.¹
   “These days, people buy everything already made in shops.
   • 가게 means ‘store’ or ‘shop’.
   • 에서 is a particle indicating location or source.
2. 하지만 친구를 파는 가게는 없단다.¹
   But there are no shops that sell friends.
   • 가게 means ‘store’ or ‘shop’.
   • 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…’.