Example Sentences#

1. 부서질수록 내 맘 가벼워져¹
   The more I break, the lighter I feel
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’.
   • 마음이 가볍다 is a common phrase meaning ‘to feel relieved’ or ‘to feel unburdened’.
   • -어지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • 어 is a casual ending used in informal speech.
2. 나비가 된 장주는 가볍게 날아다녔습니다.²
   As a butterfly, Zhuang Zhou flew around lightly.
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’.
   • -게 is an adverbial suffix.
3. 가벼운 바람에도 흔들리는 맘¹
   A heart swayed by even the lightest breeze
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’.
   • -ㄴ is a modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.
4. 멈춘 시계 위에서 가벼워지는 발걸음¹
   Footsteps growing lighter upon the stopped clock
   • 가볍다 means ‘to be light’ (in weight).
   • -어지다 is a grammar pattern used to indicate that someone or something gradually becomes the state mentioned in the preceding statement.
   • -는 is a present tense modifier that turns the preceding statement into a phrase describing the following noun.